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Luke Pollard vs Barry Gardiner

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


Voting alignment

Luke Pollard and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,176 shared comparable votes.

1,168 same votes 8 different votes 1,176 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
82 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
82 Aye 66 No
97 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
97 Aye 50 No
49 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
49 Aye 62 No
25 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
25 Aye 69 No
34 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
34 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 18 No
Benefits 91% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
82 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
82 Aye 66 No
97 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
97 Aye 50 No
49 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
49 Aye 62 No
25 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
25 Aye 69 No

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

Voting record

69.3%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 650
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 650
1,490
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,405 eligible divisions
818
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
672
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% 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

82
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Appearances
55
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
710
+555.2 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 650
Contributions
91
-63.8 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£309,067
37% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Migration
144 of 163 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Trade
74 of 90 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Defence
58 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API