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Helen Hayes vs Barry Gardiner

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
vs
Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,464 shared comparable votes.

1,456 same votes 8 different votes 1,464 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
139 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 209 shared votes
139 Aye 70 No
61 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
61 Aye 62 No
25 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
25 Aye 74 No
35 Aye 40 No
Transport 100% aligned 75 shared votes
35 Aye 40 No
48 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 58 shared votes
48 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 16 No
Benefits 93% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
94 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 163 shared votes
97 Aye 66 No
31 Aye 37 No
Trade 99% aligned 68 shared votes
30 Aye 38 No
139 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 209 shared votes
139 Aye 70 No
61 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
61 Aye 62 No

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

Voting record

79.4%
7% above average
Rank 209 of 650
Participation
67.0%
5% below average
Rank 476 of 650
1,898
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,390 eligible divisions
1,045
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
853
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
20
1.1% 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

107
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
Appearances
55
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
127
-24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 272 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

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
4
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
66 of 70 votes
#1
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Housing
63 of 67 votes
#2
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 70 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
Aye
Cross-Border Trade Resolution: Amendment (e) 20 Nov 2017
Trade
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
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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