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Gareth Thomas vs Greg Smith

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 Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Greg Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 951 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 929 different votes 951 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
15 Aye 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
85 Aye 42 No
Tax 2% aligned 127 shared votes
40 Aye 87 No
49 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 109 shared votes
59 Aye 50 No
36 Aye 87 No
Migration 0% aligned 123 shared votes
87 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 87 No
Migration 0% aligned 123 shared votes
87 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 29 No
Transport 0% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 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
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 31 of 649
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,459
1,643 eligible divisions
894
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
710
48.7 % of votes cast
674
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
749
51.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
Appearances
200
+122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Contributions
235
+96.7 vs Commons average
Rank 94 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
14
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
63 of 63 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 154 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
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