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Gareth Thomas vs Lorraine Beavers

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 Lorraine Beavers
Lorraine Beavers
Lab Blackpool North and Fleetwood

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Lorraine Beavers voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

331 same votes 7 different votes 338 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
51 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
51 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 12 No
Benefits 74% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
51 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
51 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 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 490 of 650
Participation
86.8%
14% above average
Rank 59 of 650
1,610
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
636 eligible divisions
909
56.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
291
52.7% of votes cast
701
43.5% of votes cast
No votes
261
47.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.6% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Appearances
71
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
58
-109.1 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
Contributions
87
-80.1 vs Commons average
Rank 440 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
£199,406
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£199,406
12% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
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 212 votes
#1
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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