The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Monday 12 October 2026.

Compare

Gareth Thomas vs Jess Phillips

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 Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Jess Phillips voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,306 shared comparable votes.

1,305 same votes 1 different votes 1,306 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
112 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
112 Aye 59 No
100 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
100 Aye 53 No
39 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
39 Aye 88 No
59 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
59 Aye 63 No
25 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
25 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 33 No
Trade 98% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
112 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
112 Aye 59 No
100 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
100 Aye 53 No
39 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
39 Aye 88 No
59 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
59 Aye 63 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
69.2%
3% below average
Rank 444 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,645
2,376 eligible divisions
897
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
57.3% of votes cast
684
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
702
42.7% 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
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

43
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 649
Appearances
56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 649
48
-97.9 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649
Contributions
223
+77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 114 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
£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£267,662
18% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
14
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
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Defence
56 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API