Barry Gardiner is the fifth longest-serving Labour (Co-op) MP currently in parliament, having been first elected in May 1997. He cast 284 votes out of 460 eligible divisions for a participation rate of 61.74 percent, ranking him 197th overall among all MPs. He made 155 contributions across 93 debates, ranking him 327th overall, with his top debate topics being procedural matters, foreign affairs and defence, and environment and climate. His debate participation is notably lower relative to his voting record, with a significant divergence between these two measures of parliamentary activity.

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