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Gareth Thomas vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Christine Jardine voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,021 shared comparable votes.

873 same votes 148 different votes 1,021 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
95 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
95 Aye 64 No
28 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
35 Aye 79 No
Migration 99% aligned 114 shared votes
34 Aye 80 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 10 No
Education 43% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 64% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 67% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
96 Aye 36 No
Tax 68% aligned 132 shared votes
82 Aye 50 No
21 Aye 14 No
Defence 71% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 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
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 648
1,531
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,374
2,057 eligible divisions
879
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
759
55.2 % of votes cast
652
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
615
44.8 % 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
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 648
130
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 648
Contributions
123
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 166 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 161 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Trade
66 of 88 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 84 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Education
59 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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