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Ed Miliband vs Gareth Thomas

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


Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,090 shared comparable votes.

1,089 same votes 1 different votes 1,090 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
107 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
107 Aye 61 No
87 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
87 Aye 40 No
25 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
25 Aye 89 No
37 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 86 shared votes
37 Aye 49 No
23 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 55 shared votes
23 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
107 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
107 Aye 61 No
87 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
87 Aye 40 No
25 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
25 Aye 89 No
37 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 86 shared votes
37 Aye 49 No
23 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 55 shared votes
23 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

55.5 %
18 % below average
Rank 603 of 647
Participation
66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 498 of 647
1,291
2,328 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,539
2,328 eligible divisions
714
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
57.2 % of votes cast
577
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
658
42.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

42
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 647
Appearances
44
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 647
444
+327.1 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 647
Contributions
109
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30 % above average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
47 of 59 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 88 votes
Energy
45 of 67 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API