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Chris Bryant vs Gareth Thomas

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,242 shared comparable votes.

1,237 same votes 5 different votes 1,242 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
113 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 160 shared votes
113 Aye 47 No
27 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
27 Aye 77 No
50 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 90 shared votes
50 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
37 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
37 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
34 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
108 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 169 shared votes
110 Aye 59 No
113 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 160 shared votes
113 Aye 47 No
27 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
27 Aye 77 No

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

Voting record

66.0%
6% below average
Rank 500 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 486 of 650
1,588
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,599
2,405 eligible divisions
899
56.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
900
56.3% of votes cast
689
43.4% 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
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

105
+16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
Appearances
47
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
658
+503.4 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
Contributions
51
-103.6 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
5
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
77 of 82 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Amendment (a) to motion on the Independent Expert Panel recommendations for sanctions and the Recall of MPs Act 19 Oct 2021
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No rebel
Foreign Affairs Committee: membership change 19 Mar 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API