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Sir Keir Starmer vs Gareth Bacon

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

Photograph of Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras
vs
Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Sir Keir Starmer and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 388 shared comparable votes.

20 same votes 368 different votes 388 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
9 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 33 No
Migration 6% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 7 No
Tax 3% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 16 No
Trade 0% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

38.4 %
35 % below average
Rank 633 of 647
Participation
87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 57 of 647
893
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,410
1,605 eligible divisions
545
61.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
690
48.9 % of votes cast
348
39.0 % of votes cast
No votes
720
51.1 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

44
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 647
Appearances
44
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 647
1,405
+1291.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 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

£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£232,065
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
15
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
161 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Trade
51 of 88 votes
#2
Trade
49 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
25 of 45 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 152 votes
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
Transport
42 of 91 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Protection (Coronavirus, wearing of face coverings) (England) regulations 2021 30 Nov 2021
Aye
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