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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 85% of the time, based on 1,040 shared comparable votes.

880 same votes 160 different votes 1,040 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
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
29 Aye 27 No
Trade 98% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 10 No
Education 43% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 22 No
Defence 64% aligned 44 shared votes
28 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 38 No
Tax 67% aligned 134 shared votes
84 Aye 50 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
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 649
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,106 eligible divisions
894
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7 % of votes cast
674
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
Appearances
145
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Contributions
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 185 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
£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
14
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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