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Gareth Thomas vs Blake Stephenson

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

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Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 251 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 247 different votes 251 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
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
37 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
28 Aye 37 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
28 Aye 37 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
2 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 649
Participation
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 399 of 649
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
894
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
45.1 % of votes cast
674
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
225
54.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
Appearances
70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Contributions
99
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 318 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
14
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Tax
91 of 111 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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