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Helen Hayes vs Gareth Thomas

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


Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,444 shared comparable votes.

1,429 same votes 15 different votes 1,444 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
128 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 197 shared votes
128 Aye 69 No
38 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
38 Aye 92 No
59 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 125 shared votes
59 Aye 66 No
29 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
29 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
111 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 176 shared votes
114 Aye 62 No
128 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 197 shared votes
128 Aye 69 No
38 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
38 Aye 92 No
59 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 125 shared votes
59 Aye 66 No
29 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
29 Aye 36 No

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

Voting record

79.4%
7% above average
Rank 208 of 650
Participation
66.4%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 650
1,899
2,391 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,588
2,391 eligible divisions
1,046
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
56.6% of votes cast
853
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
689
43.4% of votes cast
20
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

107
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
Appearances
44
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 650
127
-24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650
Contributions
48
-103.4 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 70 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Housing
63 of 67 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API