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Gareth Thomas vs Alan Gemmell

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

Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West
vs
Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 313 shared comparable votes.

313 same votes 0 different votes 313 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
41 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
41 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
41 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 649
Participation
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 207 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
590 eligible divisions
897
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
52.3% of votes cast
684
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
224
47.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

43
-40.6 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650
Appearances
59
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
48
-97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650
Contributions
68
-77.7 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
14
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
180 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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