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Sir John Whittingdale vs Gareth Bacon

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


Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,226 shared comparable votes.

1,224 same votes 2 different votes 1,226 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
65 Aye 94 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
65 Aye 94 No
99 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
99 Aye 40 No
31 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 31 No
Benefits 100% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
69 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 129 shared votes
70 Aye 59 No
65 Aye 94 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
65 Aye 94 No
99 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
99 Aye 40 No
31 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
908
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
993
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 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

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
10
6 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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API