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Gareth Thomas vs Nick Timothy

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 Nick Timothy
Nick Timothy
Con West Suffolk

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Nick Timothy voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 228 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 225 different votes 228 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
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
2 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
2 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 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
69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 450 of 649
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
397
575 eligible divisions
894
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
190
47.9 % of votes cast
674
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
207
52.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
Appearances
80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 288 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
£194,714
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,714
14 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
20
5 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
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Tax
87 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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