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Gareth Thomas vs Chris Murray

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 Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Chris Murray 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
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 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
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 256 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
590 eligible divisions
897
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
49.7% of votes cast
684
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
230
50.3% 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
47
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
48
-97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650
Contributions
72
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 440 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
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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