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Greg Smith vs Barry Gardiner

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

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Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
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Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 948 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 916 different votes 948 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
16 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 20 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 17 No
Benefits 3% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
58 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 102 shared votes
42 Aye 60 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 22 No
Trade 0% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 41 shared votes
13 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 13 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

88.7%
16% above average
Rank 31 of 649
Participation
67.4%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 649
1,471
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,376 eligible divisions
717
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
754
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
21
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

212
+129.7 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Appearances
58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
252
+108.5 vs Commons average
Rank 85 of 649
Contributions
94
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Migration
149 of 154 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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