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Mary Kelly Foy vs Gareth Thomas

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

Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy
Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
vs
Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 876 shared comparable votes.

851 same votes 25 different votes 876 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
87 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
87 Aye 30 No
36 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
36 Aye 68 No
25 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 46 shared votes
15 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 23 No
Benefits 85% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 14 No
Trade 97% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 8 No
Education 97% aligned 39 shared votes
32 Aye 7 No
33 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 89 shared votes
33 Aye 56 No
87 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
87 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

66.8%
6% below average
Rank 479 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 650
1,138
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,610
2,422 eligible divisions
575
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
909
56.5% of votes cast
563
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
701
43.5% of votes cast
30
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

60
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
Appearances
52
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
71
-95.4 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
Contributions
58
-108.4 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
0
0 registered categories
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

Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 63 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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