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Greg Smith vs Gareth Thomas

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

Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 956 shared comparable votes.

23 same votes 933 different votes 956 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
16 Aye 17 No
Benefits 6% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
40 Aye 87 No
Tax 2% aligned 127 shared votes
85 Aye 42 No
59 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 109 shared votes
49 Aye 60 No
Most different by topic
87 Aye 36 No
Migration 0% aligned 123 shared votes
36 Aye 87 No
26 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 41 shared votes
12 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

88.7%
17% above average
Rank 29 of 649
Participation
66.5%
5% below average
Rank 481 of 649
1,464
1,650 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,574
2,368 eligible divisions
713
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
895
56.9% of votes cast
751
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
679
43.1% of votes cast
21
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

203
+123.0 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 649
Appearances
40
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 649
240
+100.6 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 649
Contributions
45
-94.4 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Migration
149 of 154 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
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