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Gareth Thomas vs David Reed

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 David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and David Reed voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 193 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 189 different votes 193 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
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
28 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 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
62.1 %
11 % below average
Rank 555 of 649
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
357
575 eligible divisions
894
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
181
50.7 % of votes cast
674
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
176
49.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
Appearances
107
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Contributions
166
+27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 158 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
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
15
4 registered categories
14
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 20 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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