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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.

Photograph of Gareth Thomas
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 947 shared comparable votes.

947 same votes 0 different votes 947 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 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
91 Aye 46 No
37 Aye 78 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
37 Aye 78 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
33 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
33 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
91 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
91 Aye 46 No
37 Aye 78 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
37 Aye 78 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
33 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
33 Aye 12 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 491 of 649
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,217
1,658 eligible divisions
897
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
647
53.2% of votes cast
684
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
570
46.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

43
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
Appearances
97
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 649
48
-94.3 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 649
Contributions
757
+614.7 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 649

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
4
1 registered category
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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