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Josh Newbury vs Barry Gardiner

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

Photograph of Josh Newbury
Josh Newbury
Lab Cannock Chase
vs
Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Josh Newbury and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 329 shared comparable votes.

324 same votes 5 different votes 329 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
50 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
50 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 12 No
Benefits 84% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
50 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
50 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

84.4%
12% above average
Rank 102 of 650
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 480 of 650
537
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,616
2,422 eligible divisions
283
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
902
55.8% of votes cast
254
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
714
44.2% of votes cast
13
2.4% 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

170
+74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Appearances
57
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 650
201
+33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
Contributions
93
-74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£109,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£109,414
52% below average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
2
1 registered category
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#2
Transport
80 of 98 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Benefits
31 of 32 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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