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Barry Gardiner vs Bambos Charalambous

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 Bambos Charalambous
Bambos Charalambous
Lab Southgate and Wood Green

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Bambos Charalambous voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,044 shared comparable votes.

1,041 same votes 3 different votes 1,044 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
99 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
99 Aye 58 No
74 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 130 shared votes
74 Aye 56 No
49 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 96 shared votes
49 Aye 47 No
27 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
31 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 21 No
Benefits 92% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
99 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
99 Aye 58 No
74 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 130 shared votes
74 Aye 56 No
49 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 96 shared votes
49 Aye 47 No
27 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 479 of 648
Participation
71.4 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 648
1,568
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,057 eligible divisions
880
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
843
57.4 % of votes cast
688
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
626
42.6 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 648
Appearances
15
-45.4 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 648
62
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 648
Contributions
18
-90.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,772,904
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,373
19 % above average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
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
76 of 88 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Transport
74 of 87 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Transport
68 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 40 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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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