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Barry Gardiner vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 947 shared comparable votes.

882 same votes 65 different votes 947 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
27 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 10 No
Energy 77% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
101 Aye 47 No
Tax 83% aligned 148 shared votes
100 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 15 No
Defence 86% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 21 No
Benefits 88% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 32 shared votes
14 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
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
1,589
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
889
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
755
57.0 % of votes cast
700
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
569
43.0 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Contributions
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 121 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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
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