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Gareth Thomas vs Dave Robertson

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


Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Dave Robertson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

320 same votes 1 different votes 321 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 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
41 Aye 32 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
41 Aye 32 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 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
86.8%
14% above average
Rank 63 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
512
590 eligible divisions
897
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
276
53.9% of votes cast
684
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
236
46.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8% 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
103
+19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 650
48
-97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650
Contributions
136
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 227 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
£212,620
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£212,620
6% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API