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Barry Gardiner vs Pat McFadden

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 Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Pat McFadden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,237 shared comparable votes.

1,227 same votes 10 different votes 1,237 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
95 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
95 Aye 66 No
109 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
109 Aye 46 No
25 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
25 Aye 72 No
47 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 92 shared votes
47 Aye 45 No
32 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 23 No
Benefits 94% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
32 Aye 40 No
Trade 97% aligned 72 shared votes
34 Aye 38 No
95 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
95 Aye 66 No
109 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
109 Aye 46 No
25 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
25 Aye 72 No

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

Voting record

66.6%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 650
Participation
65.7%
7% below average
Rank 507 of 650
1,601
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,579
2,405 eligible divisions
891
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4% of votes cast
710
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
672
42.6% of votes cast
18
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

55
-33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
Appearances
46
-42.4 vs Commons average
Rank 498 of 650
91
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
Contributions
390
+236.1 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
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19% above average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
185 of 212 votes
Transport
78 of 96 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 94 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
No rebel
Cross-Border Trade Resolution: Amendment (e) 20 Nov 2017
Trade
Aye
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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