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Barry Gardiner vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,147 shared comparable votes.

950 same votes 197 different votes 1,147 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
77 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 141 shared votes
77 Aye 64 No
8 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
29 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 57 No
Migration 95% aligned 76 shared votes
19 Aye 57 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 8 No
Education 42% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 26 No
Devolution / Local Government 56% aligned 43 shared votes
12 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 56% aligned 32 shared votes
6 Aye 26 No
94 Aye 41 No
Tax 65% aligned 135 shared votes
79 Aye 56 No
26 Aye 22 No
Defence 71% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,589
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
889
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
700
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Contributions
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
60 of 63 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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