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Gareth Thomas vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Ed Davey voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 971 shared comparable votes.

819 same votes 152 different votes 971 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
97 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
97 Aye 58 No
12 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
36 Aye 60 No
Migration 98% aligned 96 shared votes
34 Aye 62 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 39% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 6 No
Education 52% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 6 No
Housing 60% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 12 No
Defence 74% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
77 Aye 35 No
Tax 75% aligned 112 shared votes
77 Aye 35 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
60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 572 of 649
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
894
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1 % of votes cast
674
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % 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
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Contributions
98
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
14
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
170 of 188 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
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
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