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Mark Garnier vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 525 shared comparable votes.

16 same votes 509 different votes 525 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 13 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 4 No
Migration 8% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 11 No
Energy 5% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
39 Aye 56 No
Tax 0% aligned 95 shared votes
56 Aye 39 No
13 Aye 53 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 66 shared votes
53 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 56 No
Tax 0% aligned 95 shared votes
56 Aye 39 No
13 Aye 53 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 66 shared votes
53 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 29 No
Education 0% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 20 No
Housing 0% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 124 of 649
Participation
62.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 551 of 649
1,972
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
356
570 eligible divisions
962
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
168
47.2 % of votes cast
1,010
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
188
52.8 % of votes cast
23
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649
Appearances
57
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
246
+111.5 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 649
Contributions
501
+366.5 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21 % below average
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
13 of 13 votes
Trade
84 of 89 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
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