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Barry Gardiner vs Julia Lopez

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 Julia Lopez
Julia Lopez
Con Hornchurch and Upminster

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Julia Lopez voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,243 shared comparable votes.

53 same votes 1,190 different votes 1,243 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
25 Aye 69 No
Migration 5% aligned 94 shared votes
66 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 29 No
Transport 3% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
82 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 146 shared votes
59 Aye 87 No
20 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
47 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 104 shared votes
58 Aye 46 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 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
83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 131 of 649
1,589
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,757
2,106 eligible divisions
889
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
842
47.9 % of votes cast
700
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
915
52.1 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8 % 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
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 650
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Contributions
37
-101.3 vs Commons average
Rank 540 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
£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£227,011
same as average
13
4 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 91 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
185 of 188 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 163 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Trade
79 of 87 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Tax
251 of 287 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
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
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
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
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