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Gareth Thomas vs Ruth Cadbury

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 Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Ruth Cadbury voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,384 shared comparable votes.

1,378 same votes 6 different votes 1,384 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
130 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 198 shared votes
130 Aye 68 No
59 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
59 Aye 67 No
41 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
41 Aye 80 No
29 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 67 shared votes
29 Aye 38 No
45 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
45 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 9 No
Energy 96% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
29 Aye 33 No
Trade 98% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
108 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 171 shared votes
106 Aye 65 No
130 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 198 shared votes
130 Aye 68 No
59 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
59 Aye 67 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
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 649
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,770
2,361 eligible divisions
894
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
986
55.7 % of votes cast
674
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
784
44.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Contributions
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 397 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
£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,505
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Education
78 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No rebel
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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