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Barry Gardiner vs Dan Carden

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 Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Dan Carden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,179 shared comparable votes.

1,176 same votes 3 different votes 1,179 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
121 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
121 Aye 56 No
83 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 146 shared votes
83 Aye 63 No
43 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
43 Aye 56 No
34 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
25 Aye 42 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 23 No
Benefits 93% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
121 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
121 Aye 56 No
83 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 146 shared votes
83 Aye 63 No
43 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
43 Aye 56 No
34 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

67.4%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 649
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 649
1,601
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,121 eligible divisions
891
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
808
55.3% of votes cast
710
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
652
44.7% of votes cast
18
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

57
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 649
Appearances
26
-55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 649
91
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 649
Contributions
37
-105.3 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19% above average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
19
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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 91 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API