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Alex Baker vs Barry Gardiner

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

Photograph of Alex Baker
Alex Baker
Lab Aldershot
vs
Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Alex Baker and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 273 shared comparable votes.

270 same votes 3 different votes 273 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
48 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
48 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 77% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
48 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
48 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 304 of 650
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 650
475
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,417 eligible divisions
251
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
55.8% of votes cast
224
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.2% of votes cast
13
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

80
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
Appearances
57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
108
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Contributions
93
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£175,028
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£175,028
23% below average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
0
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

Housing
31 of 32 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#2
Transport
80 of 98 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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