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Gareth Bacon

Conservative MP for Orpington, since 12 December 2019

Shadow Minister (Housing and Planning)

Gareth Bacon is the Conservative MP for Orpington, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently undertakes the roles of Shadow Minister (London), and Shadow Minister (Housing and Planning).

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Scorecard

76.9% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
442 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
133 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
3 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
196 Debates spoken in 218 written questions tabled

Ranked 239 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 32 No 268–78
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 No 255–128
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 No 264–125
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No 254–135
12 Nov 2025 Opposition Day: Energy: original words stand part Aye 97–336
12 Nov 2025 Opposition Day: Taxes Aye 101–316
5 Nov 2025 Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 No vote 268–80
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 No 311–152
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B No 312–151
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B No 310–150
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B No 308–153
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B No 310–155
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Welfare spending Aye 92–403
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Supporting high streets Aye 106–321
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill: Third Reading No 321–103
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 Aye 182–311
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 19 Aye 173–323
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 No vote 82–314
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 Aye 170–328
29 Oct 2025 European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion Aye 96–154
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: China spying case No vote 174–327
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: Stamp Duty Land Tax Aye 103–329
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 Aye 153–332
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 Aye 166–322
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 Aye 165–323

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

1. Employment and earnings

Role, work or services: Speaking engagement at the FrontierTechX 2025 Conference
From: 22 July 2025. Until: 23 July 2025.
Payer: Abiflo Ltd (Consultancy), 142 Centenary Plaza, 18 Holliday Street, Birmingham B1 1TH
(Registered 16 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

Payment: £500 This payment was made for opening the conference, making an introductory speech about frontier technologies and participating in a discussion panel
Received on: 25 July 2025. Hours: 2 hrs Estimated.
(Registered 16 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd
Address of donor: PO Box 72288, London SW1P 9LB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Air travel, accommodation and hospitality, value £3,200
Destination of visit: Israel (Israel and the Palestinian Authority)
Dates of visit: 4 January 2026 to 9 January 2026
Purpose of visit: Fact finding political delegation
(Registered 15 January 2026)

On the register since 20 Jan 2026

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Debates

196 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Money declared to them

1 donation accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £3,200 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.

AcceptedRecipientDonorTypeValue
4 Jan 2026 Gareth Bacon sitting MP Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd Other Visit £3,200

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence; donations from the Electoral Commission's register. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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