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Luke Pollard vs Dr Allison Gardner

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

Photograph of Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
vs
Photograph of Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Luke Pollard and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

284 same votes 4 different votes 288 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
32 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

69.2%
3% below average
Rank 438 of 650
Participation
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 122 of 650
1,496
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
631 eligible divisions
824
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
256
48.7% of votes cast
672
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
270
51.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.5% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
Appearances
104
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
673
+508.4 vs Commons average
Rank 13 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

£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£309,067
37% above average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
3
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

Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
144 of 163 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Trade
74 of 90 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Defence
58 of 71 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
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
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API