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Gareth Thomas vs Karin Smyth

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


Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Karin Smyth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,337 shared comparable votes.

1,336 same votes 1 different votes 1,337 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
119 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
119 Aye 67 No
108 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
108 Aye 60 No
52 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
52 Aye 65 No
31 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 100 shared votes
31 Aye 69 No
29 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
119 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
119 Aye 67 No
108 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
108 Aye 60 No
52 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
52 Aye 65 No
31 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 100 shared votes
31 Aye 69 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
72.6%
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
897
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
962
55.8% of votes cast
684
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
762
44.2% 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
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

43
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 649
Appearances
107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
48
-97.9 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649
Contributions
411
+265.1 vs Commons average
Rank 33 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
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API