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Gareth Thomas vs Andrew Western

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 Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 447 shared comparable votes.

447 same votes 0 different votes 447 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
38 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 58 shared votes
19 Aye 39 No
26 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 58 shared votes
19 Aye 39 No
26 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

66.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 648
Participation
74.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 648
1,531
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
677
909 eligible divisions
879
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
335
49.5 % of votes cast
652
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
342
50.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 648
Appearances
48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 648
130
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 648
Contributions
243
+134.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
0
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
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 31 votes
Trade
66 of 88 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Benefits
31 of 35 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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