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Gordon McKee vs Barry Gardiner

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

Photograph of Gordon McKee
Gordon McKee
Lab Glasgow South
vs
Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Gordon McKee and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

273 same votes 3 different votes 276 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
33 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 75% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
33 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

77.5%
5% above average
Rank 259 of 650
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 650
489
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,417 eligible divisions
241
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
55.8% of votes cast
248
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.2% of votes cast
11
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

148
+53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
Appearances
57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
168
+3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
Contributions
93
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£144,977
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£144,977
36% below average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
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

Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Transport
80 of 98 votes
Housing
29 of 32 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Trade
9 of 10 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
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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