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Elaine Stewart vs Gareth Thomas

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

Photograph of Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
vs
Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Elaine Stewart and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 232 shared comparable votes.

231 same votes 1 different votes 232 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
35 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 2 No
Housing 100% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 11 No
Benefits 94% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
35 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

61.5%
11% below average
Rank 564 of 649
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 649
363
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
160
44.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
56.7% of votes cast
203
55.9% of votes cast
No votes
684
43.3% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

26
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 650
Appearances
42
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 650
36
-110.9 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
Contributions
46
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£207,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£207,074
8% below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

Energy
16 of 20 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Housing
25 of 32 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Tax
81 of 112 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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