Gareth Bacon
Conservative Sitting MP
MP for Orpington · in Parliament since 12 December 2019
Opposition Shadow Minister (Housing and Planning)
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orpington | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Orpington | 12 December 2019 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 12 December 2019 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | Opposition | 5 November 2024 | 22 July 2025 |
| Shadow Minister (Business and Trade) | Opposition | 19 July 2024 | 5 November 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Justice) | Opposition | 19 July 2024 | 6 November 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (London) | Opposition | 19 July 2024 | 31 August 2026 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) | Government | 13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
Voting participation
46th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 196 | 83.1% |
| 2025 | 322 | 237 | 73.6% |
| 2024 | 200 | 172 | 86.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 245 | 95.7% |
| 2022 | 251 | 223 | 88.8% |
| 2021 | 242 | 224 | 92.6% |
| 2020 | 190 | 188 | 99.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 1,000 | 93.6% |
| 59th | 631 | 487 | 77.2% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
322nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 141 | 41 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 55 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 73 | 36 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 52 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 40 | 19 | 59 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 36 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 43 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill | Member | 4 November 2026 | – | no published attendance |
| Social Housing Bill [Lords] | Member | 22 October 2026 | – | no published attendance |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%
Committee membership history
- Backbench Business Committee 2020–2021
- Public Accounts Committee 2020–2022 · attendance 100.0%
11 bill committees served on
- British Sign Language Bill 2022
- Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill 2024
- Financial Services and Markets Bill 2022
- Firearms Bill 2023
- Glue Traps (Offences) Bill 2022
- Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill 2021
- National Insurance Contributions Bill 2021
- Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill 2023
- Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill) 2022
- Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill 2023
- Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill 2023
Hansard activity
267th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2019
- – Became MP for Orpington
- – Joined Conservative
2020
- – Joined Public Accounts Committee
- – Joined Backbench Business Committee
2023
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
2024
- – Became MP for Orpington
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Justice)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (London)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Justice)
2025
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Housing and Planning)
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
2026
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (London)
- – Joined Social Housing Bill [Lords]
- – Joined Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill
Constituency: Orpington
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.