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Gareth Thomas vs Luke Myer

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 Luke Myer
Luke Myer
Lab Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Luke Myer voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

333 same votes 5 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
50 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
50 Aye 31 No
13 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
50 Aye 31 No
13 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 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 650
Participation
85.4%
13% above average
Rank 77 of 650
1,607
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
539
631 eligible divisions
908
56.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
266
49.4% of votes cast
699
43.5% of votes cast
No votes
273
50.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.7% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
144
+49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 650
55
-109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 650
Contributions
179
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 192 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
£206,085
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£206,085
9% 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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Transport
31 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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