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Patrick Hurley vs Gareth Bacon

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Patrick Hurley
Patrick Hurley
Lab Southport
vs
Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Patrick Hurley and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 385 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 376 different votes 385 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
58 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 98 shared votes
40 Aye 58 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 98 shared votes
40 Aye 58 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

87.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 61 of 650
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 51 of 650
491
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,432
1,631 eligible divisions
260
53.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
703
49.1 % of votes cast
231
47.0 % of votes cast
No votes
729
50.9 % of votes cast
14
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Appearances
48
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
72
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650
Contributions
61
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£214,468
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£214,468
5 % below average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 51 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 152 votes
Education
48 of 49 votes
#5
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API