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Mark Sewards vs Barry Gardiner

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

Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley
vs
Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 278 shared comparable votes.

269 same votes 9 different votes 278 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
47 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
47 Aye 29 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 11 No
Benefits 82% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
47 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
47 Aye 29 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

77.2%
5% above average
Rank 262 of 650
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 480 of 650
491
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,616
2,422 eligible divisions
235
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
902
55.8% of votes cast
256
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
714
44.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

202
+105.0 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
Appearances
56
-41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 650
213
+43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 650
Contributions
91
-78.2 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12% below average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Transport
80 of 98 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
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
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
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