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Gareth Thomas vs James Murray

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

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Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West
vs
Photograph of James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 915 shared comparable votes.

915 same votes 0 different votes 915 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
91 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
91 Aye 44 No
36 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
36 Aye 77 No
50 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
50 Aye 56 No
24 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
32 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
91 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
91 Aye 44 No
36 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
36 Aye 77 No
50 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
50 Aye 56 No
24 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
32 Aye 12 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

66.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 648
Participation
74.1 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 648
1,531
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,181
1,594 eligible divisions
879
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
629
53.3 % of votes cast
652
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
552
46.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 648
Appearances
38
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 648
130
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 648
Contributions
219
+110.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
0
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
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Trade
66 of 88 votes
#4
Migration
130 of 152 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Education
57 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API