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Barry Gardiner vs Sarah Olney

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 Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Sarah Olney voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 903 shared comparable votes.

707 same votes 196 different votes 903 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
6 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 62 No
Migration 96% aligned 78 shared votes
17 Aye 61 No
28 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
17 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 93% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 24% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
32 Aye 10 No
Education 43% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 55% aligned 31 shared votes
6 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 5 No
Housing 58% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
76 Aye 36 No
Tax 61% aligned 112 shared votes
70 Aye 42 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
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,589
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
889
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
625
54.0 % of votes cast
700
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
533
46.0 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Contributions
191
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 132 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
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
47 of 50 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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