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Chris Law vs Barry Gardiner

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

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Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
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Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 866 shared comparable votes.

803 same votes 63 different votes 866 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
27 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 11 No
Energy 75% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
91 Aye 53 No
Tax 76% aligned 144 shared votes
99 Aye 45 No
12 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 87% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 14 No
Benefits 94% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

52.0 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 647
Participation
67.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 647
1,214
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,573
2,333 eligible divisions
671
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
56.0 % of votes cast
543
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
692
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

60
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 647
Appearances
44
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 647
70
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 647
Contributions
57
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 registered categories
0
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

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
76 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Transport
74 of 91 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Trade
61 of 88 votes
#5
Defence
50 of 64 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
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
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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