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Barry Gardiner vs Gareth Thomas

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


Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,245 shared comparable votes.

1,230 same votes 15 different votes 1,245 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
114 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
114 Aye 57 No
98 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
98 Aye 62 No
49 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 102 shared votes
49 Aye 53 No
26 Aye 65 No
Migration 100% aligned 91 shared votes
26 Aye 65 No
27 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 22 No
Benefits 93% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
33 Aye 33 No
Trade 98% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
114 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
114 Aye 57 No
98 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
98 Aye 62 No
49 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 102 shared votes
49 Aye 53 No

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

Voting record

66.6%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 486 of 650
1,601
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,599
2,405 eligible divisions
891
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
900
56.3% of votes cast
710
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
699
43.7% of votes cast
18
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

55
-33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
Appearances
46
-42.4 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
91
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
Contributions
50
-103.9 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
13
5 registered categories
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

Trade
77 of 94 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 212 votes
Transport
78 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API