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Barry Gardiner vs Mr Mark Francois

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
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Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,115 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 1,066 different votes 1,115 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
28 Aye 32 No
Trade 8% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
13 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
96 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 157 shared votes
59 Aye 98 No
16 Aye 53 No
Migration 4% aligned 69 shared votes
52 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 12 No
Housing 4% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 33 No
Transport 0% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 12 No
Benefits 0% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 12 No
Energy 0% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 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
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 466 of 649
1,589
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,602
2,361 eligible divisions
889
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
744
46.4 % of votes cast
700
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
858
53.6 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Appearances
118
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Contributions
349
+210.7 vs Commons average
Rank 44 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
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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 Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
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