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Sir Andrew Mitchell vs Dr Allison Gardner

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

Photograph of Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield
vs
Photograph of Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Sir Andrew Mitchell and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 209 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 202 different votes 209 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
11 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

63.2 %
9 % below average
Rank 536 of 649
Participation
85.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 85 of 649
1,492
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
575 eligible divisions
716
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
246
50.0 % of votes cast
776
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
246
50.0 % of votes cast
39
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.2 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Appearances
58
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
75
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Contributions
99
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£265,608
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11 % below average
15
6 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
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

Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
119 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#5
Housing
30 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
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