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Barry Gardiner vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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
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Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,110 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 1,061 different votes 1,110 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
22 Aye 45 No
Migration 7% aligned 67 shared votes
42 Aye 25 No
83 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 139 shared votes
57 Aye 82 No
43 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 99 shared votes
56 Aye 43 No
23 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 11 No
Energy 3% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 13 No
Benefits 0% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 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
66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 500 of 649
1,589
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,561
2,361 eligible divisions
889
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
734
47.0 % of votes cast
700
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
827
53.0 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Appearances
8
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 650
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Contributions
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 614 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
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17 % above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 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
173 of 211 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
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
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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