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Alex Baker vs Dr Allison Gardner

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 Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Alex Baker and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 388 shared comparable votes.

388 same votes 0 different votes 388 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 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
48 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
48 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 257 of 650
Participation
85.8 %
13 % above average
Rank 87 of 650
436
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
483
563 eligible divisions
235
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
49.7 % of votes cast
201
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
243
50.3 % of votes cast
11
2.5 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
Appearances
55
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
88
-37.8 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Contributions
94
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 302 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
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£175,028
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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 31 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
43 of 49 votes
#4
Defence
32 of 33 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 61 votes
#5
Housing
30 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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