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Ms Marie Rimmer vs Dr Allison Gardner

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

Photograph of Ms Marie Rimmer
Ms Marie Rimmer
Lab St Helens South and Whiston
vs
Photograph of Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Ms Marie Rimmer and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 361 shared comparable votes.

352 same votes 9 different votes 361 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
39 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
39 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
29 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
29 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 76% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 90% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 96% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
39 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
39 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

69.9%
2% below average
Rank 423 of 650
Participation
83.5%
11% above average
Rank 120 of 650
1,692
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
531
636 eligible divisions
903
53.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
259
48.8% of votes cast
789
46.6% of votes cast
No votes
272
51.2% of votes cast
32
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.4% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

8
-87.6 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650
Appearances
104
+8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650
10
-156.5 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Contributions
152
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,944,981
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£257,584
14% above average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
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
Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#4
Housing
32 of 33 votes
Education
77 of 96 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye rebel
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
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
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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