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Anneliese Midgley vs Barry Gardiner

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

Photograph of Anneliese Midgley
Anneliese Midgley
Lab Knowsley
vs
Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Anneliese Midgley and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

293 same votes 3 different votes 296 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
49 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
49 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 80% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
49 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
49 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

78.6%
6% above average
Rank 228 of 650
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 650
496
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,417 eligible divisions
247
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
55.8% of votes cast
249
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.2% of votes cast
9
1.8% 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

25
-69.5 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650
Appearances
57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
30
-134.6 vs Commons average
Rank 596 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

£199,199
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£199,199
12% below average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
1
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

Education
49 of 50 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#2
Transport
80 of 98 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 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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