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Shivani Raja vs Barry Gardiner

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

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Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East
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Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Shivani Raja and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 221 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 204 different votes 221 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
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 18% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 2 No
Benefits 14% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
32 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
0 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
17 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

63.4%
9% below average
Rank 536 of 649
Participation
67.4%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 649
374
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,376 eligible divisions
187
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
187
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

16
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649
Appearances
58
-23.8 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
18
-124.5 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 649
Contributions
94
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£205,066
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£205,066
9% below average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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
36 of 39 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Transport
22 of 29 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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 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
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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