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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 359 shared comparable votes.

359 same votes 0 different votes 359 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
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 20 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 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
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 20 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 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

75.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 307 of 649
Participation
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 492 of 649
582
774 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,563
2,354 eligible divisions
287
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
893
57.1 % of votes cast
295
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
670
42.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 20 Jul 2023
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

94
+18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 649
Appearances
48
-27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 649
432
+298.7 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 649
Contributions
98
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 317 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
Transport
31 of 33 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 89 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 14 votes
#5
Transport
70 of 95 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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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