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Chris Evans vs Barry Gardiner

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

Photograph of Chris Evans
Chris Evans
Lab Caerphilly
vs
Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Chris Evans and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,336 shared comparable votes.

1,329 same votes 7 different votes 1,336 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
114 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 178 shared votes
114 Aye 64 No
98 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
98 Aye 63 No
26 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
26 Aye 67 No
34 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
42 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 53 shared votes
42 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 23 No
Benefits 93% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
49 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 108 shared votes
49 Aye 59 No
33 Aye 35 No
Trade 99% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No
114 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 178 shared votes
114 Aye 64 No
98 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
98 Aye 63 No

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

Voting record

71.6%
1% below average
Rank 391 of 650
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 479 of 650
1,718
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,401 eligible divisions
943
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
775
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
19
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

23
-63.8 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
55
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650
29
-122.2 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Contributions
91
-60.2 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,706,428
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£290,268
28% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
1
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

Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#1
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 76 votes
#2
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Housing
56 of 67 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Defence
58 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API