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Lewis Atkinson vs Dr Allison Gardner

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

Photograph of Lewis Atkinson
Lewis Atkinson
Lab Sunderland Central
vs
Photograph of Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Lewis Atkinson and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 475 shared comparable votes.

464 same votes 11 different votes 475 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 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
48 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
31 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
31 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
48 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
31 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
31 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

88.9%
17% above average
Rank 32 of 650
Participation
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 122 of 650
561
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
631 eligible divisions
283
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
256
48.7% of votes cast
278
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
270
51.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Appearances
104
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
123
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
Contributions
152
-12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£221,126
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£221,126
2% below average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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 32 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API