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Gareth Thomas vs Mr Toby Perkins

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
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Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Mr Toby Perkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,368 shared comparable votes.

1,363 same votes 5 different votes 1,368 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
116 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
116 Aye 67 No
38 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
38 Aye 92 No
48 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 62 shared votes
48 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
58 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 117 shared votes
57 Aye 60 No
109 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 171 shared votes
110 Aye 61 No
116 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
116 Aye 67 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 649
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
894
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
959
55.3 % of votes cast
674
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
774
44.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
Appearances
86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 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
£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,578
36 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
14
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
65 of 71 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Second Reading 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion G (Parliamentary Supremacy) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion L (Revocation to avoid no deal) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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