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Barry Gardiner vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West
vs
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Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,058 shared comparable votes.

67 same votes 991 different votes 1,058 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
18 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 12% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 9% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 51 No
Migration 8% aligned 71 shared votes
47 Aye 24 No
40 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 87 shared votes
48 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 27 No
Transport 8% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 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
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
1,601
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,494
2,376 eligible divisions
891
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
718
48.1% of votes cast
710
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
776
51.9% of votes cast
18
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
Appearances
62
-20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
94
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
Contributions
72
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 435 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19% above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
181 of 211 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Privilege Motion 19 Jun 2023
Aye
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