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Barry Gardiner vs Ms Diane Abbott

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 Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,222 shared comparable votes.

1,214 same votes 8 different votes 1,222 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
108 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
108 Aye 58 No
94 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
94 Aye 65 No
32 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 22 No
Benefits 95% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 64 No
Migration 98% aligned 87 shared votes
25 Aye 62 No
60 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 121 shared votes
59 Aye 62 No
108 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
108 Aye 58 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 479 of 648
Participation
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,568
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
880
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
688
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

45
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
59
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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
76 of 88 votes
#1
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Transport
74 of 87 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API