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Liz Kendall vs Barry Gardiner

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

Photograph of Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West
vs
Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Liz Kendall and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,249 shared comparable votes.

1,237 same votes 12 different votes 1,249 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
111 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
111 Aye 57 No
98 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 162 shared votes
98 Aye 64 No
39 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 97 shared votes
39 Aye 58 No
26 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
26 Aye 68 No
31 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 21 No
Benefits 93% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
33 Aye 31 No
Trade 97% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
111 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
111 Aye 57 No
98 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 162 shared votes
98 Aye 64 No
39 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 97 shared votes
39 Aye 58 No

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

Voting record

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 650
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 650
1,543
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,405 eligible divisions
878
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
665
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

35
-53.4 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 650
Appearances
55
-33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
483
+329.1 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 650
Contributions
91
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£249,722
10% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Migration
126 of 171 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 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
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: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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