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Gareth Thomas vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,404 shared comparable votes.

1,385 same votes 19 different votes 1,404 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
119 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
119 Aye 60 No
111 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
111 Aye 60 No
29 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
29 Aye 36 No
31 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 20 No
Benefits 86% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
48 Aye 12 No
Education 98% aligned 60 shared votes
47 Aye 13 No
54 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 113 shared votes
53 Aye 60 No
39 Aye 93 No
Migration 99% aligned 132 shared votes
38 Aye 94 No
119 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
119 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 486 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 272 of 650
1,593
2,396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,831
2,396 eligible divisions
899
56.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,011
55.2% of votes cast
694
43.6% of votes cast
No votes
820
44.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

44
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 650
Appearances
91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
48
-103.4 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 650
Contributions
116
-35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 305 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
14
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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