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Kanishka Narayan vs Barry Gardiner

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

Photograph of Kanishka Narayan
Kanishka Narayan
Lab Vale of Glamorgan
vs
Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Kanishka Narayan and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

292 same votes 4 different votes 296 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
48 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
48 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 73% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
48 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
48 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

76.2%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 650
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 650
481
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,417 eligible divisions
253
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
55.8% of votes cast
228
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.2% of votes cast
6
1.2% 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

66
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
Appearances
57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
320
+155.4 vs Commons average
Rank 71 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

£185,623
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£185,623
18% 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Transport
80 of 98 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API