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Rachel Reeves vs Barry Gardiner

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

Photograph of Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves
Lab Leeds West and Pudsey
vs
Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Rachel Reeves and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 985 shared comparable votes.

976 same votes 9 different votes 985 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
90 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
90 Aye 58 No
107 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
107 Aye 38 No
35 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
35 Aye 52 No
11 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 69 shared votes
11 Aye 58 No
25 Aye 25 No
Transport 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 16 No
Benefits 93% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 35 No
Trade 98% aligned 56 shared votes
20 Aye 36 No
90 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
90 Aye 58 No
107 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
107 Aye 38 No
35 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
35 Aye 52 No

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

Voting record

50.1%
22% below average
Rank 623 of 650
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 650
1,204
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,405 eligible divisions
686
57.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
518
43.0% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

67
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
Appearances
55
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
535
+380.4 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 650
Contributions
91
-63.6 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,061,546
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£291,343
29% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
8
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
166 of 212 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 96 votes
Migration
115 of 171 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 82 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Trade
59 of 94 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
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