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Gareth Thomas vs Matt Vickers

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

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Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West
vs
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Matt Vickers
Con Stockton West

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Matt Vickers voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 892 shared comparable votes.

27 same votes 865 different votes 892 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
17 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
41 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 92 shared votes
52 Aye 40 No
35 Aye 81 No
Migration 3% aligned 116 shared votes
78 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
10 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 16 No
Trade 0% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 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
78.6 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 649
1,565
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,288
1,638 eligible divisions
894
57.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
616
47.8 % of votes cast
671
42.9 % of votes cast
No votes
672
52.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 649
Appearances
77
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 649
98
-36.5 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 649
Contributions
102
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 300 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
£1,218,799
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,321
31 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
46 of 51 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
56 of 63 votes
Trade
67 of 89 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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