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Gareth Thomas vs Patricia Ferguson

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


Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

315 same votes 11 different votes 326 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
46 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
46 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 95% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
46 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
46 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 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 490 of 650
Participation
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 650
1,610
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
505
636 eligible divisions
909
56.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
257
50.9% of votes cast
701
43.5% of votes cast
No votes
248
49.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
18
3.6% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
116
+19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 650
58
-111.2 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 650
Contributions
160
-9.2 vs Commons average
Rank 237 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
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
14
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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 212 votes
#1
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Defence
30 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API