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Barry Gardiner vs Dr Rupa Huq

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 Dr Rupa Huq
Dr Rupa Huq
Lab Ealing Central and Acton

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Dr Rupa Huq voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,345 shared comparable votes.

1,339 same votes 6 different votes 1,345 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
105 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
105 Aye 72 No
51 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
51 Aye 63 No
25 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
25 Aye 72 No
36 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
33 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 23 No
Benefits 93% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
98 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 166 shared votes
95 Aye 71 No
105 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
105 Aye 72 No
51 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
51 Aye 63 No
25 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
25 Aye 72 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
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 336 of 649
1,601
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,754
2,376 eligible divisions
891
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
961
54.8% of votes cast
710
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
793
45.2% of votes cast
18
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
15
0.9% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 649
Appearances
66
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 649
97
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 649
Contributions
58
-87.9 vs Commons average
Rank 481 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
£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19% above average
Latest expenses
£234,745
4% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
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

Trade
77 of 91 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Work / Employment
66 of 77 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 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
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API