MP for Orpington
Shadow Minister (Housing and Planning)
“A loyal Conservative MP with frontbench and government experience, currently focused on housing, planning and London issues.”
Gareth Bacon is a Conservative MP for Orpington, first elected in 2019. He has held both government and frontbench roles, including as Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Justice, and has since served in various shadow portfolios; most recently he is Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning (from 2025-07-22) and Shadow Minister for London (from 2024-07-19).
Bacon shows strong party loyalty (100%) with a voting attendance of 58% (above his party's 56% average). He has three rebel votes. His voting record is generally centre-right, with consistent support for immigration controls, the asylum system and Rwanda deportation, and for transgender rights and prison sentencing, while positions on Universal Credit, VAT, bus services, and trade union powers are more mixed.
Declares three financial interests: earnings from employment, ad hoc payments, and visits outside the UK.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Conservative average: 56%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Conservative average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
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
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
AYEPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
NOCollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over (Motion)
NONorthern Ireland Troubles Bill
Pension Schemes Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 88Q
NOCollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 85, 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 etc
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 94B and 94C
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Crime and Policing Bill: Government motion in relation to LA439
NOCrime and Policing Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
