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Barry Gardiner vs Tim Farron

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 Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Tim Farron voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,075 shared comparable votes.

894 same votes 181 different votes 1,075 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
88 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 148 shared votes
85 Aye 63 No
7 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 95% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 61 No
Migration 95% aligned 84 shared votes
23 Aye 61 No
27 Aye 27 No
Trade 94% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 93% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 56% aligned 41 shared votes
12 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 9 No
Education 57% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 60% aligned 35 shared votes
6 Aye 29 No
84 Aye 40 No
Tax 64% aligned 124 shared votes
75 Aye 49 No
24 Aye 26 No
Defence 66% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 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
62.7%
10% below average
Rank 548 of 649
1,601
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,489
2,376 eligible divisions
891
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
54.7% of votes cast
710
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
674
45.3% of votes cast
18
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.5% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 649
Appearances
156
+72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 649
97
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 649
Contributions
178
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 163 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
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19% above average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
25
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
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 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
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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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