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Gareth Thomas vs Steve Witherden

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


Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Steve Witherden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 308 shared comparable votes.

306 same votes 2 different votes 308 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
42 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
42 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 80% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
42 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
42 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 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 491 of 650
Participation
80.3%
8% above average
Rank 190 of 650
1,607
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
631 eligible divisions
908
56.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
261
51.5% of votes cast
699
43.5% of votes cast
No votes
246
48.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
63
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
55
-109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 650
Contributions
81
-83.6 vs Commons average
Rank 450 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
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
14
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API