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Graham Leadbitter vs Gareth Thomas

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

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Graham Leadbitter
SNP Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
vs
Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Graham Leadbitter and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 40% of the time, based on 96 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 58 different votes 96 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
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 79% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 1 No
Transport 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 20 No
Tax 18% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 3 No
Energy 29% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 6 No
Benefits 38% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 1 No
Transport 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

27.8 %
45 % below average
Rank 639 of 649
Participation
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 649
160
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
96
60.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
894
57.0 % of votes cast
64
40.0 % of votes cast
No votes
674
43.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

71
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 649
Appearances
40
-37.6 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 649
85
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 649
Contributions
45
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£253,574
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£253,574
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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

Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Migration
8 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
20 of 39 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Tax
56 of 111 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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