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Gareth Thomas vs Keir Mather

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 Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Keir Mather voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

333 same votes 0 different votes 333 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
38 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
38 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 20 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
38 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 20 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

66.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 648
1,531
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
732 eligible divisions
879
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
275
49.8 % of votes cast
652
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
277
50.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 10 months
Since 20 Jul 2023

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 648
Appearances
62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 648
130
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 648
Contributions
249
+140.1 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£451,152
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,391
35 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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
Defence
23 of 23 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#2
Education
49 of 51 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Trade
66 of 88 votes
#4
Transport
23 of 25 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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