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Daniel Zeichner vs Barry Gardiner

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

Photograph of Daniel Zeichner
Daniel Zeichner
Lab Cambridge
vs
Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Daniel Zeichner and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,439 shared comparable votes.

1,422 same votes 17 different votes 1,439 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
132 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 201 shared votes
132 Aye 69 No
59 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
59 Aye 61 No
25 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
25 Aye 71 No
30 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
30 Aye 35 No
48 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 58 shared votes
48 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 21 No
Benefits 93% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
94 Aye 71 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 165 shared votes
97 Aye 68 No
35 Aye 35 No
Trade 99% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
132 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 201 shared votes
132 Aye 69 No
59 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
59 Aye 61 No

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

Voting record

79.9%
7% above average
Rank 197 of 650
Participation
67.0%
5% below average
Rank 475 of 650
1,910
2,391 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,391 eligible divisions
1,065
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
845
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

57
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Appearances
55
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
66
-85.4 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 650
Contributions
91
-60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,007,954
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£266,524
18% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
2
2 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

Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#1
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
#2
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
No rebel
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2019
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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