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Gareth Thomas vs Kerry McCarthy

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


Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,442 shared comparable votes.

1,437 same votes 5 different votes 1,442 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
124 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
124 Aye 62 No
39 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
39 Aye 94 No
58 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
58 Aye 51 No
28 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
28 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
113 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 177 shared votes
110 Aye 67 No
124 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
124 Aye 62 No
39 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
39 Aye 94 No
58 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
58 Aye 51 No
28 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
28 Aye 38 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
79.1%
6% above average
Rank 221 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,879
2,376 eligible divisions
897
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,052
56.0% of votes cast
684
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
827
44.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

43
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 649
Appearances
82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649
48
-97.9 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649
Contributions
110
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
14
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
66 of 69 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Education
84 of 96 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API