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Barry Gardiner vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Ed Davey voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 948 shared comparable votes.

806 same votes 142 different votes 948 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
80 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 140 shared votes
80 Aye 60 No
4 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 30 No
Trade 96% aligned 47 shared votes
17 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 57 No
Migration 95% aligned 81 shared votes
24 Aye 57 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 45% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 4 No
Education 50% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 5 No
Housing 53% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
86 Aye 35 No
Tax 69% aligned 121 shared votes
75 Aye 46 No
12 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 71% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 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
60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 575 of 648
1,568
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
2,057 eligible divisions
880
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
699
55.8 % of votes cast
688
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
554
44.2 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

45
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 648
Appearances
49
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 648
59
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 648
Contributions
82
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
1
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
76 of 88 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Transport
74 of 87 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 62 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 161 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 193 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
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
No
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
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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