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Andy Slaughter vs Gareth Thomas

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

Photograph of Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick
vs
Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Andy Slaughter and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,493 shared comparable votes.

1,488 same votes 5 different votes 1,493 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
127 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 193 shared votes
127 Aye 66 No
41 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
41 Aye 94 No
63 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
63 Aye 69 No
50 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 66 shared votes
50 Aye 16 No
33 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
107 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 173 shared votes
110 Aye 63 No
127 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 193 shared votes
127 Aye 66 No
41 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
41 Aye 94 No
63 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
63 Aye 69 No
50 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 66 shared votes
50 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

81.5%
9% above average
Rank 167 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 486 of 650
1,961
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,599
2,405 eligible divisions
1,085
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
900
56.3% of votes cast
876
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
699
43.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

90
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
Appearances
47
-41.5 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
149
-5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Contributions
51
-103.1 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£285,386
26% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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

Housing
65 of 67 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 212 votes
Defence
68 of 71 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 13 25 Oct 2023
Aye
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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