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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Barry Gardiner

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,404 shared comparable votes.

1,399 same votes 5 different votes 1,404 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
111 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 173 shared votes
111 Aye 62 No
58 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
58 Aye 57 No
21 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
21 Aye 74 No
34 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 19 No
Benefits 95% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
96 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 162 shared votes
98 Aye 64 No
111 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 173 shared votes
111 Aye 62 No
58 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
58 Aye 57 No
21 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
21 Aye 74 No

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

Voting record

76.3%
4% above average
Rank 281 of 650
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 650
1,834
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,405 eligible divisions
1,015
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
819
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
18
1.0% 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

113
+24.2 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 650
Appearances
55
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
164
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Contributions
91
-63.6 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Defence
61 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
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
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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