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Barry Gardiner vs Steve Reed

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


Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Steve Reed voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,196 shared comparable votes.

1,186 same votes 10 different votes 1,196 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
116 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 173 shared votes
116 Aye 57 No
98 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
98 Aye 65 No
42 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 86 shared votes
42 Aye 44 No
23 Aye 61 No
Migration 100% aligned 84 shared votes
23 Aye 61 No
31 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 18 No
Benefits 93% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 34 No
Trade 98% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
116 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 173 shared votes
116 Aye 57 No
98 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
98 Aye 65 No
42 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 86 shared votes
42 Aye 44 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

66.6%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 650
Participation
62.2%
10% below average
Rank 553 of 650
1,601
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,495
2,405 eligible divisions
891
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
869
58.1% of votes cast
710
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
626
41.9% of votes cast
18
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

55
-33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
Appearances
46
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
91
-62.4 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
Contributions
410
+256.6 vs Commons average
Rank 41 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
£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19% above average
Latest expenses
£293,477
30% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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 94 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Transport
78 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
#4
Trade
70 of 94 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API