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Gareth Thomas vs Chris Kane

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 Chris Kane
Chris Kane
Lab Stirling and Strathallan

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Chris Kane voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

299 same votes 0 different votes 299 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 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
41 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
41 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 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
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 295 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
447
590 eligible divisions
897
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
221
49.4% of votes cast
684
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
226
50.6% 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
62
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
48
-97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650
Contributions
81
-64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 403 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
£221,638
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£221,638
2% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Tax
99 of 112 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Education
42 of 50 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
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
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