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Mark Garnier vs Dr Zubir Ahmed

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

Photograph of Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest
vs
Photograph of Dr Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Dr Zubir Ahmed voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 306 different votes 311 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 15 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

83.9 %
11 % above average
Rank 122 of 650
Participation
72.8 %
same as average
Rank 365 of 650
1,970
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
563 eligible divisions
961
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
218
53.2 % of votes cast
1,009
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
192
46.8 % of votes cast
23
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.9 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
+6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 650
Appearances
59
-11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
245
+119.5 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
Contributions
107
-18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£243,911
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,911
8 % above average
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
4
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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Trade
84 of 89 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Education
43 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#5
Energy
17 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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