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Priti Patel vs Barry Gardiner

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

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
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Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,057 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 1,006 different votes 1,057 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
7 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
56 Aye 19 No
Migration 5% aligned 75 shared votes
15 Aye 60 No
59 Aye 95 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 154 shared votes
93 Aye 61 No
40 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 72 shared votes
33 Aye 39 No
14 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 35 No
Education 0% aligned 45 shared votes
35 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 16 No
Benefits 0% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 14 No
Energy 0% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
Participation
67.4%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 649
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,376 eligible divisions
666
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
800
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
14
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

68
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
Appearances
58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
95
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 649
Contributions
94
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
14
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
12
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

Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Housing
52 of 67 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Tax
217 of 322 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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