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Ruth Cadbury vs Barry Gardiner

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


Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,401 shared comparable votes.

1,388 same votes 13 different votes 1,401 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
136 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 207 shared votes
136 Aye 71 No
54 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
54 Aye 65 No
26 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
26 Aye 69 No
31 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
44 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 56 shared votes
44 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 21 No
Benefits 93% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
33 Aye 38 No
Trade 97% aligned 71 shared votes
31 Aye 40 No
91 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 160 shared votes
93 Aye 67 No
136 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 207 shared votes
136 Aye 71 No
54 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
54 Aye 65 No

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

Voting record

74.8%
2% above average
Rank 312 of 650
Participation
66.8%
6% below average
Rank 476 of 650
1,793
2,396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,396 eligible divisions
996
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
797
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

67
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
Appearances
55
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
81
-70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
Contributions
91
-60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
60 of 70 votes
#1
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API