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Gareth Thomas vs Mr Will Forster

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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Mr Will Forster
LD Woking

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 267 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 212 different votes 267 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
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 88% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 71% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 1 No
Housing 36% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 4% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 5% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 No
17 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 17 shared votes
1 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 9% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 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
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 323 of 649
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
575 eligible divisions
894
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
52.7 % of votes cast
674
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
203
47.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 649
Appearances
170
+92.0 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649
45
-93.5 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 649
Contributions
214
+75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 109 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
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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