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Dame Meg Hillier vs Gareth Thomas

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


Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,381 shared comparable votes.

1,365 same votes 16 different votes 1,381 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 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
127 Aye 62 No
41 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
41 Aye 83 No
60 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
60 Aye 54 No
48 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
48 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 30 No
Transport 98% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
113 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 180 shared votes
116 Aye 64 No
127 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
127 Aye 62 No
41 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
41 Aye 83 No

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

Voting record

73.7%
1% above average
Rank 338 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 486 of 650
1,765
2,396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,593
2,396 eligible divisions
992
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
56.4% of votes cast
773
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
694
43.6% of votes cast
21
1.2% 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

143
+55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 650
Appearances
44
-43.2 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 650
235
+83.0 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650
Contributions
48
-104.0 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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

Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 76 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Benefits
66 of 81 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
56 of 76 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API