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Keir Mather vs Gareth Thomas

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

Photograph of Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby
vs
Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Keir Mather and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 376 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 0 different votes 376 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
38 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
38 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 21 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
38 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 21 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

75.6%
3% above average
Rank 296 of 649
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 649
602
796 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
294
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
56.7% of votes cast
308
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
684
43.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
3 years, 2 months
Since 20 Jul 2023
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

103
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 649
Appearances
43
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 649
546
+400.1 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 649
Contributions
48
-97.9 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£451,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£306,391
35% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

Education
50 of 52 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Transport
31 of 33 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 14 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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