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Alex Easton vs Gareth Thomas

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

Photograph of Alex Easton
Alex Easton
Ind North Down
vs
Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Alex Easton and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 152 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 142 different votes 152 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
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 27% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 6 No
Benefits 23% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 19 No
Tax 9% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 8% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

44.0 %
29 % below average
Rank 630 of 650
Participation
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 498 of 650
248
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,559
2,349 eligible divisions
117
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
889
57.0 % of votes cast
131
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
670
43.0 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

93
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650
Appearances
46
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
119
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Contributions
111
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£190,220
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£190,220
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Defence
58 of 70 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 89 votes
Trade
3 of 5 votes
#5
Transport
70 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 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: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill: Second Reading 25 Feb 2025
Education
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Report Stage: Amendment 2 21 Jan 2025
Defence
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 14: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (period for which levy has effect) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 13: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (relief for investment expenditure) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 12: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (increase in rate) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 15 Oct 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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