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Naz Shah vs Barry Gardiner

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

Photograph of Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West
vs
Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Naz Shah and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,240 shared comparable votes.

1,240 same votes 0 different votes 1,240 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
105 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
105 Aye 58 No
95 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
95 Aye 58 No
53 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
53 Aye 63 No
23 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
23 Aye 69 No
34 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
34 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
105 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
105 Aye 58 No
95 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
95 Aye 58 No
53 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
53 Aye 63 No
23 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
23 Aye 69 No
34 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
34 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

65.2%
7% below average
Rank 512 of 649
Participation
67.3%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 649
1,547
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,597
2,372 eligible divisions
859
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
890
55.7% of votes cast
688
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
707
44.3% of votes cast
14
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

18
-62.2 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 649
Appearances
57
-23.2 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
21
-118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 649
Contributions
91
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£312,636
38% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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

Housing
56 of 66 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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