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Ms Julie Minns vs Gareth Thomas

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

Photograph of Ms Julie Minns
Ms Julie Minns
Lab Carlisle
vs
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Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Ms Julie Minns and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

352 same votes 4 different votes 356 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
51 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
51 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
51 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

86.7%
14% above average
Rank 59 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 650
547
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,417 eligible divisions
283
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
908
56.5% of votes cast
264
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
699
43.5% of votes cast
5
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

248
+153.5 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
Appearances
51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
276
+111.5 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 650
Contributions
55
-109.5 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£180,792
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£180,792
20% below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 212 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 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
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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