The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Barry Gardiner vs John Lamont

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 John Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and John Lamont voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,242 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 1,195 different votes 1,242 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 69 No
Migration 6% aligned 90 shared votes
66 Aye 24 No
52 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 112 shared votes
60 Aye 52 No
80 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 143 shared votes
62 Aye 81 No
31 Aye 27 No
Transport 3% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 17 No
Benefits 3% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 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
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 97 of 649
1,589
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,790
2,106 eligible divisions
889
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
864
48.3 % of votes cast
700
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
926
51.7 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Appearances
148
+70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Contributions
236
+97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 92 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
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48 % above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
150 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 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
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
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API