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Shivani Raja vs Gareth Bacon

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

Photograph of Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East
vs
Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Shivani Raja and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

319 same votes 0 different votes 319 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
24 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
24 Aye 46 No
23 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
24 Aye 46 No
23 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

62.7 %
10 % below average
Rank 547 of 650
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 51 of 650
353
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,432
1,631 eligible divisions
178
50.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
703
49.1 % of votes cast
175
49.6 % of votes cast
No votes
729
50.9 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % 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

3
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 650
Appearances
48
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
3
-122.8 vs Commons average
Rank 631 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

£205,066
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£205,066
9 % below average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
3
3 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

Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 51 votes
Defence
28 of 33 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Transport
22 of 29 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 152 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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