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Catherine Atkinson vs Dr Allison Gardner

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Catherine Atkinson
Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North
vs
Photograph of Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Catherine Atkinson and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 390 shared comparable votes.

390 same votes 0 different votes 390 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
48 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
48 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
48 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 214 of 650
Participation
85.8 %
13 % above average
Rank 87 of 650
447
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
483
563 eligible divisions
233
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
49.7 % of votes cast
214
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
243
50.3 % of votes cast
13
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

88
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 650
Appearances
55
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
178
+52.2 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
Contributions
94
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£207,563
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£207,563
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
32 of 33 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#5
Housing
30 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API