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Peter Fortune vs Gareth Bacon

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

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Peter Fortune
Con Bromley and Biggin Hill
vs
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Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Peter Fortune and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

392 same votes 1 different votes 393 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
32 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
32 Aye 56 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
32 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
32 Aye 56 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

72.2 %
1 % below average
Rank 376 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
415
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
181
43.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
234
56.4 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

121
+43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Contributions
65
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£180,830
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£180,830
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
4
4 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Tax
90 of 111 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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