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Barry Gardiner vs Saqib Bhatti

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 Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 887 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 849 different votes 887 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
19 Aye 66 No
Migration 5% aligned 85 shared votes
62 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 8 No
Energy 3% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
38 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 94 shared votes
53 Aye 41 No
14 Aye 25 No
Transport 3% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 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
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 177 of 649
1,601
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,348
1,658 eligible divisions
891
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
49.5% of votes cast
710
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
681
50.5% 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
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 649
Appearances
84
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 649
97
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 649
Contributions
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19% above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
63 of 63 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
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: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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