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Gareth Thomas vs Clive Efford

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


Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Clive Efford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,402 shared comparable votes.

1,399 same votes 3 different votes 1,402 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
124 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
124 Aye 59 No
107 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
107 Aye 61 No
40 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
40 Aye 94 No
61 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
61 Aye 60 No
27 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
27 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 21 No
Benefits 95% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
124 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
124 Aye 59 No
107 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
107 Aye 61 No
40 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
40 Aye 94 No
61 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
61 Aye 60 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
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 282 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,809
2,376 eligible divisions
897
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,019
56.3% of votes cast
684
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
790
43.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

43
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 649
Appearances
98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
48
-97.9 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649
Contributions
87
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£265,723
17% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
14
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
67 of 69 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API