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Barry Gardiner vs Jade Botterill

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West
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Photograph of Jade Botterill
Jade Botterill
Lab Ossett and Denby Dale

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Jade Botterill voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 262 shared comparable votes.

253 same votes 9 different votes 262 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
39 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
39 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 73% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
39 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
39 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 480 of 650
Participation
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,616
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
505
636 eligible divisions
902
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
259
51.3% of votes cast
714
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
246
48.7% of votes cast
18
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 650
Appearances
2
-95.0 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 650
91
-78.2 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
Contributions
2
-167.2 vs Commons average
Rank 633 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
£222,024
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19% above average
Latest expenses
£222,024
2% below average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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
77 of 94 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Transport
80 of 98 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
#4
Housing
32 of 33 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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