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Barry Gardiner vs Dr Caroline Johnson

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
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Dr Caroline Johnson
Con Sleaford and North Hykeham

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Dr Caroline Johnson voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,272 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 1,215 different votes 1,272 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
21 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
94 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 159 shared votes
66 Aye 93 No
50 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 114 shared votes
65 Aye 49 No
20 Aye 17 No
Benefits 3% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
33 Aye 8 No
Education 2% aligned 41 shared votes
9 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 48 shared votes
18 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 13 No
Energy 0% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

67.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 474 of 649
Participation
82.9 %
10 % above average
Rank 142 of 649
1,589
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,825
2,201 eligible divisions
889
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
890
48.8 % of votes cast
700
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
935
51.2 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.5 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 8 months
Since 8 Dec 2016

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Appearances
133
+55.1 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 650
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Contributions
395
+256.7 vs Commons average
Rank 35 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
£1,451,695
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£229,187
1 % above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
154 of 164 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 89 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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