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Sir Geoffrey Cox vs Gareth Bacon

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

Photograph of Sir Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock
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Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Sir Geoffrey Cox and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 954 shared comparable votes.

954 same votes 0 different votes 954 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
42 Aye 95 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
42 Aye 95 No
65 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
65 Aye 53 No
69 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
69 Aye 39 No
18 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 95 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
42 Aye 95 No
65 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
65 Aye 53 No
69 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
69 Aye 39 No
18 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

66.5 %
7 % below average
Rank 498 of 647
Participation
87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 57 of 647
1,544
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,410
1,605 eligible divisions
720
46.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
690
48.9 % of votes cast
824
53.4 % of votes cast
No votes
720
51.1 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

4
-59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 647
Appearances
44
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 647
9
-104.8 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 647
Contributions
55
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£264,705
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
13
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Trade
71 of 88 votes
#2
Trade
49 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 152 votes
Migration
125 of 169 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
Defence
43 of 59 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API