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Mike Kane vs Barry Gardiner

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

Photograph of Mike Kane
Mike Kane
Lab Wythenshawe and Sale East
vs
Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Mike Kane and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,331 shared comparable votes.

1,320 same votes 11 different votes 1,331 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
114 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 170 shared votes
114 Aye 56 No
92 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
92 Aye 67 No
26 Aye 63 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
26 Aye 63 No
33 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
33 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 22 No
Benefits 93% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
56 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 108 shared votes
56 Aye 52 No
36 Aye 36 No
Trade 99% aligned 72 shared votes
35 Aye 37 No
114 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 170 shared votes
114 Aye 56 No

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

Voting record

72.3%
same as average
Rank 374 of 650
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 479 of 650
1,735
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,401 eligible divisions
979
56.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
756
43.6% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
21
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
12 years, 8 months
Since 13 Feb 2014
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

38
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 650
Appearances
55
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650
51
-100.2 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Contributions
91
-60.2 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,395,924
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£291,311
29% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
2
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
75 of 81 votes
#1
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#2
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
Aye
No rebel
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 10 (Creasy) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No rebel
Ten Minute Rule Motion: Abortion 23 Oct 2018
Aye
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
No rebel
Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) 13 Mar 2017
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API