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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 1,324 shared comparable votes.

1,323 same votes 1 different votes 1,324 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

66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 649
Participation
72.4 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
894
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
958
56.0 % of votes cast
674
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
752
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
Appearances
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Contributions
404
+265.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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
£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
1
1 registered category
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