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Liz Twist vs Barry Gardiner

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

Photograph of Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett
vs
Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Liz Twist and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,229 shared comparable votes.

1,225 same votes 4 different votes 1,229 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
104 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
104 Aye 61 No
79 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 140 shared votes
79 Aye 61 No
43 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
43 Aye 57 No
23 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 90 shared votes
23 Aye 67 No
30 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
30 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 21 No
Benefits 93% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
104 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
104 Aye 61 No
79 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 140 shared votes
79 Aye 61 No
43 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
43 Aye 57 No
23 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 90 shared votes
23 Aye 67 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 103 of 650
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 650
1,815
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,405 eligible divisions
984
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
831
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

110
+20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
Appearances
55
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
154
-2.6 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 650
Contributions
91
-65.6 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£305,039
35% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
2
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
52 of 55 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 47 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 76 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Migration
149 of 163 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
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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