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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 965 shared comparable votes.

965 same votes 0 different votes 965 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 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
91 Aye 47 No
37 Aye 78 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
37 Aye 78 No
51 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
51 Aye 59 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 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
91 Aye 47 No
37 Aye 78 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
37 Aye 78 No
51 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
51 Aye 59 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 485 of 650
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
1,600
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,245
1,688 eligible divisions
901
56.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
657
52.8% of votes cast
699
43.7% of votes cast
No votes
588
47.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

52
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
Appearances
104
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 650
56
-105.6 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 650
Contributions
766
+604.4 vs Commons average
Rank 7 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
£1,325,130
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 212 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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