MP for Orpington
Shadow Minister (Housing and Planning)
Gareth Bacon is the Conservative MP for Orpington, first elected in 2019. He currently serves as Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning, and has previously held a range of shadow and government roles, including as Shadow Minister for London since 2024 and a spell as a minister in the Ministry of Justice in 2023–2024.
Mr Bacon shows very high party loyalty (100%), with attendance slightly above the party average (57% vs 56%), and has 3 rebel votes. On key issues, his votes tend to support tougher immigration controls and an asylum system, with support for the Rwanda deportation scheme; votes on NHS funding, VAT changes and trade union powers have been mixed.
Three financial interests are declared: earnings from employment; ad hoc payments from employment; and visits outside the UK.
Generated 21 February 2026
19 positions
Shadow Minister (Housing and Planning)
Since Jul 2025
Shadow Minister (London)
Since Jul 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
Nov 2024 - Jul 2025
Shadow Minister (Justice)
Jul 2024 - Nov 2024
Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
Jul 2024 - Nov 2024
Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
Nov 2023 - Jul 2024
Firearms Bill
Mar 2023 - Mar 2023
Based on parliamentary votes
has generally voted for immigration controls
has generally voted against universal credit
has generally voted against vat changes
has generally voted for asylum system
has voted a mixture of ways on trade union powers
has voted a mixture of ways on transgender rights
has voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
has generally voted for rwanda deportation scheme
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading