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Gareth Thomas vs Nick Smith

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


Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,311 shared comparable votes.

1,309 same votes 2 different votes 1,311 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 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
116 Aye 65 No
90 Aye 47 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 137 shared votes
90 Aye 47 No
60 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
60 Aye 63 No
34 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
34 Aye 73 No
43 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
43 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 33 No
Trade 98% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
116 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
116 Aye 65 No
90 Aye 47 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 137 shared votes
90 Aye 47 No
60 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
60 Aye 63 No
34 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
34 Aye 73 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 649
Participation
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
897
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
684
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
763
42.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

43
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 649
Appearances
95
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 649
48
-97.9 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649
Contributions
125
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 260 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
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
Education
89 of 96 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API