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Barry Gardiner vs Amanda Hack

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

Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West
vs
Photograph of Amanda Hack
Amanda Hack
Lab North West Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Amanda Hack voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 330 shared comparable votes.

324 same votes 6 different votes 330 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 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
49 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 85% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
49 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
49 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 480 of 650
Participation
86.9%
15% above average
Rank 56 of 650
1,616
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
553
636 eligible divisions
902
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
279
50.5% of votes cast
714
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
274
49.5% of votes cast
18
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.0% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 650
Appearances
139
+43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 650
93
-74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
Contributions
150
-17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£168,219
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19% above average
Latest expenses
£168,219
26% below average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
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

Trade
77 of 94 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Transport
80 of 98 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
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
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API