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Barry Gardiner vs Neil O'Brien

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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Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,240 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 1,194 different votes 1,240 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
81 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 145 shared votes
65 Aye 80 No
51 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 114 shared votes
64 Aye 50 No
30 Aye 33 No
Transport 3% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 18 No
Benefits 3% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 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
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
1,589
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
889
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
49.3 % of votes cast
700
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
905
50.7 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % 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
16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Contributions
23
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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 91 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
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