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Sean Woodcock vs Gareth Bacon

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

Photograph of Sean Woodcock
Sean Woodcock
Lab Banbury
vs
Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Sean Woodcock and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 423 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 414 different votes 423 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
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
57 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 95 shared votes
38 Aye 57 No
26 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
12 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 95 shared votes
38 Aye 57 No
26 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
12 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

93.4 %
21 % above average
Rank 7 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
537
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
274
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
263
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
7
1.3 % 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

69
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
91
-47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 348 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

£119,230
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£119,230
47 % below average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
2
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
39 of 39 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 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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