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Gareth Thomas vs Pat McFadden

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 Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Pat McFadden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,230 shared comparable votes.

1,229 same votes 1 different votes 1,230 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
111 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
111 Aye 62 No
100 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 144 shared votes
100 Aye 44 No
39 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
39 Aye 80 No
52 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
52 Aye 52 No
26 Aye 25 No
Transport 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
111 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
111 Aye 62 No
100 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 144 shared votes
100 Aye 44 No
39 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
39 Aye 80 No
52 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
52 Aye 52 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 489 of 649
Participation
65.5%
7% below average
Rank 509 of 649
1,578
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,554
2,372 eligible divisions
895
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
895
57.6% of votes cast
683
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
659
42.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

40
-40.2 vs Commons average
Rank 498 of 649
Appearances
35
-45.2 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 649
45
-94.7 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 649
Contributions
255
+115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 79 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
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
14
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
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
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