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Barry Gardiner vs Rebecca Long Bailey

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 Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Rebecca Long Bailey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,424 shared comparable votes.

1,421 same votes 3 different votes 1,424 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
116 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
116 Aye 67 No
98 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
98 Aye 63 No
58 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
58 Aye 65 No
23 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 90 shared votes
23 Aye 67 No
35 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 73 shared votes
35 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 23 No
Benefits 98% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
116 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
116 Aye 67 No
98 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
98 Aye 63 No
58 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
58 Aye 65 No
23 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 90 shared votes
23 Aye 67 No

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

Voting record

67.4%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 649
Participation
76.8%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 649
1,601
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,824
2,376 eligible divisions
891
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,008
55.3% of votes cast
710
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
816
44.7% of votes cast
18
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
26
1.4% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 649
Appearances
53
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 649
97
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 649
Contributions
54
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19% above average
Latest expenses
£259,636
15% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
Aye
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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