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Barry Gardiner vs Stuart Anderson

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 Stuart Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Con South Shropshire

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Stuart Anderson voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 789 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 752 different votes 789 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
7 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 62 No
Migration 4% aligned 81 shared votes
59 Aye 22 No
39 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 83 shared votes
43 Aye 40 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 4% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
76 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 108 shared votes
32 Aye 76 No
23 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 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
76.0%
3% above average
Rank 286 of 649
1,601
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,260
1,658 eligible divisions
891
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
607
48.2% of votes cast
710
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
653
51.8% of votes cast
18
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
Appearances
64
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 649
94
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
Contributions
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 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
£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19% above average
Latest expenses
£303,089
34% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#2
Energy
42 of 48 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
145 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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