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Barry Gardiner vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,423 shared comparable votes.

1,423 same votes 0 different votes 1,423 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
134 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 201 shared votes
134 Aye 67 No
98 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
98 Aye 67 No
63 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
63 Aye 60 No
25 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
25 Aye 72 No
35 Aye 39 No
Trade 100% aligned 74 shared votes
35 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
134 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 201 shared votes
134 Aye 67 No
98 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
98 Aye 67 No
63 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
63 Aye 60 No
25 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
25 Aye 72 No
35 Aye 39 No
Trade 100% aligned 74 shared votes
35 Aye 39 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
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
1,589
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
889
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
700
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Appearances
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Contributions
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
No
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