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Dr Allison Gardner vs Chris Philp

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

Photograph of Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South
vs
Photograph of Chris Philp
Chris Philp
Con Croydon South

Voting alignment

Dr Allison Gardner and Chris Philp voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 316 different votes 320 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
37 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

85.7%
13% above average
Rank 82 of 649
Participation
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 132 of 649
497
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,971
2,366 eligible divisions
247
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
952
48.3% of votes cast
250
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,019
51.7% of votes cast
11
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Appearances
58
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 649
103
-34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649
Contributions
88
-49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£200,981
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
£200,981
11% below average
Latest expenses
£215,599
5% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
5 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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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