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Barry Gardiner vs Sarah Gibson

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 Sarah Gibson
Sarah Gibson
LD Chippenham

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Sarah Gibson voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 225 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 188 different votes 225 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
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 3 No
Energy 50% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 11 No
Benefits 35% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 5% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 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
62.8%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 649
1,593
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
364
580 eligible divisions
890
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
193
53.0% of votes cast
703
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
171
47.0% of votes cast
16
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649
Appearances
26
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
90
-47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 649
Contributions
32
-105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 560 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
£230,135
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19% above average
Latest expenses
£230,135
2% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
45 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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