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Dr Rupa Huq vs Barry Gardiner

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

Photograph of Dr Rupa Huq
Dr Rupa Huq
Lab Ealing Central and Acton
vs
Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Dr Rupa Huq and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,345 shared comparable votes.

1,339 same votes 6 different votes 1,345 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
105 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
105 Aye 72 No
51 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
51 Aye 63 No
25 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
25 Aye 72 No
36 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
33 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 22 No
Benefits 93% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
95 Aye 71 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 166 shared votes
98 Aye 68 No
105 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
105 Aye 72 No
51 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
51 Aye 63 No
25 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
25 Aye 72 No

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

Voting record

73.8%
1% above average
Rank 331 of 650
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 650
1,776
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,405 eligible divisions
970
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
806
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
15
0.8% 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

69
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Appearances
55
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
65
-89.6 vs Commons average
Rank 479 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

£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£234,745
4% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
3
3 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

Defence
63 of 71 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 80 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Trade
78 of 94 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
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
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 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
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
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