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Kirsteen Sullivan vs Barry Gardiner

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

Photograph of Kirsteen Sullivan
Kirsteen Sullivan
Lab Bathgate and Linlithgow
vs
Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Kirsteen Sullivan and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 251 shared comparable votes.

247 same votes 4 different votes 251 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
45 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
45 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 67% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
45 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
45 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

72.8%
same as average
Rank 357 of 650
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 480 of 650
463
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,616
2,422 eligible divisions
247
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
902
55.8% of votes cast
216
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
714
44.2% of votes cast
16
3.5% 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

87
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Appearances
57
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 650
105
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 374 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

£198,590
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12% below average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
1
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

Housing
32 of 33 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Transport
80 of 98 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 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
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
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
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
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
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