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Gareth Thomas vs Steve Yemm

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 Steve Yemm
Steve Yemm
Lab Mansfield

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Steve Yemm voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 313 shared comparable votes.

313 same votes 0 different votes 313 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
43 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
43 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
43 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

66.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 648
Participation
94.7 %
21 % above average
Rank 2 of 648
1,531
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
498
526 eligible divisions
879
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
262
52.6 % of votes cast
652
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
236
47.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 648
Appearances
59
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 648
130
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 648
Contributions
70
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,495
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,495
21 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
0
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 211 votes
#1
Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Trade
66 of 88 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Transport
21 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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