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Gareth Thomas vs Jim McMahon

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


Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Jim McMahon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,302 shared comparable votes.

1,296 same votes 6 different votes 1,302 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
118 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
118 Aye 63 No
108 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
108 Aye 59 No
34 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
34 Aye 87 No
51 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
51 Aye 60 No
27 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
118 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
118 Aye 63 No
108 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
108 Aye 59 No
34 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
34 Aye 87 No
51 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
51 Aye 60 No
27 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 649
Participation
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 388 of 649
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,693
2,361 eligible divisions
894
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
951
56.2 % of votes cast
674
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
742
43.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
10 years, 8 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
Appearances
77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Contributions
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Education
80 of 96 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 66 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 171 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API