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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 1,413 shared comparable votes.

1,413 same votes 0 different votes 1,413 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 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 198 shared votes
134 Aye 64 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 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 198 shared votes
134 Aye 64 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

67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 479 of 648
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 648
1,568
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
880
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
688
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
768
43.1 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 648
Appearances
30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
62
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 648
Contributions
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 648

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
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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
76 of 88 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Transport
74 of 87 votes
#2
Education
90 of 95 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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