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Sarah Pochin vs Dr Allison Gardner

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

Photograph of Sarah Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby
vs
Photograph of Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Sarah Pochin and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 186 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 176 different votes 186 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 5 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 14% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 16 No
Housing 5% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 15 No
Tax 0% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
0 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
14 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

57.0 %
16 % below average
Rank 596 of 650
Participation
85.8 %
13 % above average
Rank 87 of 650
215
377 eligible divisions
Total votes
483
563 eligible divisions
93
43.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
49.7 % of votes cast
122
56.7 % of votes cast
No votes
243
50.3 % of votes cast
7
3.3 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Appearances
55
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
88
-37.8 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Contributions
94
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£200,981
11 % below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Trade
5 of 5 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Housing
22 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
32 of 33 votes
Migration
7 of 9 votes
#5
Housing
30 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 16 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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