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Adam Dance vs Barry Gardiner

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Adam Dance
LD Yeovil
vs
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Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Adam Dance and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 253 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 210 different votes 253 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 56% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 6 No
Benefits 29% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 27% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
25 Aye 32 No
Tax 5% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 5% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.7%
1% below average
Rank 390 of 649
Participation
67.3%
5% below average
Rank 474 of 649
412
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,589
2,361 eligible divisions
214
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
889
55.9% of votes cast
198
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
700
44.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

153
+74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 650
Appearances
55
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
212
+73.0 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650
Contributions
89
-50.0 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£197,730
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£197,730
13% below average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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