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Barry Gardiner vs Luke Myer

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 Luke Myer
Luke Myer
Lab Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Luke Myer voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

319 same votes 9 different votes 328 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
51 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
51 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 85% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
51 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
51 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 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
85.5%
13% above average
Rank 77 of 650
1,616
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
544
636 eligible divisions
902
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
269
49.4% of votes cast
714
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
275
50.6% of votes cast
18
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.7% 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
149
+52.0 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 650
91
-78.2 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
Contributions
186
+16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 193 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
£206,085
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19% above average
Latest expenses
£206,085
9% below average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
Transport
80 of 98 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Transport
31 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 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
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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