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Matt Western vs Gareth Thomas

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,224 shared comparable votes.

1,223 same votes 1 different votes 1,224 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
111 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
111 Aye 54 No
96 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
96 Aye 57 No
40 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
40 Aye 87 No
54 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
54 Aye 52 No
27 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
111 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
111 Aye 54 No
96 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
96 Aye 57 No
40 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
40 Aye 87 No
54 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
54 Aye 52 No
27 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

74.1%
2% above average
Rank 331 of 649
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 488 of 649
1,571
2,119 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,579
2,374 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
895
56.7% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
684
43.3% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

94
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 649
Appearances
42
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
113
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Contributions
47
-93.6 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
4
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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