Conservative and Unionist Party MP for Orpington.
Gareth Bacon has been a consistent opposition voice on defence and national security in recent weeks. He voted for the Conservative motion demanding greater urgency on defence spending, rejected the government's counter-amendment, and backed three separate Conservative amendments to the Armed Forces Bill at Report Stage. On the National Security (State Threats) Bill, he opposed the government's timetable motion — arguing the bill deserved fuller scrutiny — while supporting amendments to preserve judicial oversight of new state-threat powers. These votes reflect orthodox Conservative opposition behaviour rather than any personal rebellion; Bacon has not voted against his own party once since entering Parliament.
His overall participation rate of 77% sits a little below the Commons average. With 100% party alignment across 554 votes, he is among the most loyal Conservative MPs. His stance profile is consistently right-of-centre: fully opposed to tax increases, strongly pro-business and tough on crime, but well below his own party's average on NHS funding and public health votes. His 111 contributions across 72 debates cluster around economy and jobs, local government, housing, and transport — topics that map closely onto Orpington's suburban concerns.
Local news coverage reinforces that picture. He has publicly opposed government proposals to build up to 25,000 homes on Orpington's green belt and called for stamp duty abolition. Crime dominates his recent local press — six of his last twelve news articles on the issue, though with neutral sentiment, suggesting coverage rather than commendation. He holds no committee seats at present. No data is available on his casework volume or constituency correspondence.
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).
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Moments where the whip was free, or where Bacon broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.
Source · Hansard
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“CIL is not working as intended—homeowners face catastrophic bills with no appeal rights whilst councils sit on billions in unspent contributions; Government must rapidly reform the…”
“While supporting the principle of transparency and competition, warns that SMEs face mounting costs from inflation, staffing, and regulation; calls for the government to commit to …”
Bacon holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Transport | 31 | 28.7% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 20 | 18.5% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 17 | 15.7% |
| Treasury | 10 | 9.3% |
| Home Office | 8 | 7.4% |
| Department for Education | 7 | 6.5% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 5 | 4.6% |
| Ministry of Justice | 4 | 3.7% |
Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has assessed the potential risks to leaseholders arising from freeholder insolvencies that may result from ground rent reform.
I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 27 January 2026 (HCWS1278) and to Annex 5 of the Impact Assessment for the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill which can be found here.The government is investing £…read full →
Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risk that proposals to cap ground rents could contribute to freeholder insolvencies.
I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 27 January 2026 (HCWS1278) and to Annex 5 of the Impact Assessment for the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill which can be found here.The government is investing £…read full →
Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the risks to leaseholders in circumstances where a freeholder becomes insolvent and building safety remediation costs remain outstandin
The Department recognises the difficulties freeholder insolvency can cause for leaseholders, especially where building safety risks are present. In 11m+ residential buildings, developers can still be held responsible via the developer remed…read full →
Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposals to cap ground rents on the ability of professional freeholders to fund or oversee building safety rem
I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 27 January 2026 (HCWS1278) and to Annex 5 of the Impact Assessment for the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill which can be found here.The government is investing £…read full →
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Source · Members API · Last amended 20 Jan 2026
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 243,135 | 90.4% |
| Office Costs | 25,614 | 9.5% |
| MP Travel | 129 | 0.0% |
| Staff Travel | 129 | 0.0% |
| Total · 111 claims | 269,006 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Bacon on the published Order Paper this week.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gareth BaconWON | Con | 17,504 | 38.0 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Orpington →