Gareth Bacon

MP since 12 Dec 2019

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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).

1484

Votes Cast

£268,955

Expenses 2024-25

5,118

Majority

38.0%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£268,955

Staffing£243,135
Office£25,564
Travel£257

Year-on-Year

2024-25£268,955
2023-24£248,682
2022-23£227,094
2021-22£183,361
2020-21£160,875
2019-20£33,496

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 46,073 voters

✓Conservative
17,504 votes38.0%
Labour
12,386 votes26.9%
Reform UK
8,896 votes19.3%
Liberal Democrat
4,728 votes10.3%
Green Party
2,319 votes5.0%
Social Democratic Party
240 votes0.5%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

114

Written Questions

14

Oral Questions

66

Debates Spoken In⚑

121

Speeches⚑

484

Divisions Voted

⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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4 AYE

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee

4 votes · 20 Oct 2026

5 AYE

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee

5 votes · 19 Oct 2026

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Financial Interests(2)

Visits outside the UK

Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd

£3,200
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

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

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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

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Gareth in Parliament

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing Post Office branches with business rates support equivalent to that announced for pubs, social

Treasury20 Oct 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate the Government has made of the cost of exempting Post Office branches in England from business rates.

Treasury19 Oct 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has considered the contribution that post offices make to footfall and spending in nearby businesses when determining eligibility for tar

Treasury19 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment has been made of the classification of new planning applications for data centres under Class B8 (St

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Home Office’s planning application for asylum accommodation at Site A, MOD Bicester, if she will clar

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many full-time equivalent schoolteachers there were in (a) 2025 and (b) 2024.

Department for Education8 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risk that proposals to cap ground rents could contribute to freeho

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government16 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the risks to leaseholders in circumstances where a freeholder becomes insolvent

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government16 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has assessed the potential risks to leaseholders arising from freeholder insolvencies that may resul

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government16 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposals in the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Refo

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government16 Jun 2026
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