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Gareth Thomas vs Andy Slaughter

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


Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Andy Slaughter voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,485 shared comparable votes.

1,480 same votes 5 different votes 1,485 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 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 192 shared votes
127 Aye 65 No
41 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
41 Aye 94 No
63 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
63 Aye 69 No
50 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 66 shared votes
50 Aye 16 No
33 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
110 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 173 shared votes
107 Aye 66 No
127 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 192 shared votes
127 Aye 65 No
41 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
41 Aye 94 No
63 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
63 Aye 69 No
50 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 66 shared votes
50 Aye 16 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
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 161 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,944
2,376 eligible divisions
897
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,077
55.4% of votes cast
684
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
867
44.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

43
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 649
Appearances
84
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 649
48
-97.9 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649
Contributions
119
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£285,386
26% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
14
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Housing
65 of 67 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API