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Patrick Hurley vs Barry Gardiner

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

Photograph of Patrick Hurley
Patrick Hurley
Lab Southport
vs
Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Patrick Hurley and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

330 same votes 5 different votes 335 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
51 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
51 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 81% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 87% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
51 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
51 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

87.8%
15% above average
Rank 43 of 650
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 650
554
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,417 eligible divisions
289
52.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
55.8% of votes cast
265
47.8% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.2% of votes cast
16
2.9% 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

66
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
Appearances
57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
100
-64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
Contributions
93
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£214,468
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£214,468
5% below average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
0
0 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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Transport
80 of 98 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Education
49 of 50 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
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
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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