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Paul Davies vs Gareth Thomas

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

Photograph of Paul Davies
Paul Davies
Lab Colne Valley
vs
Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Paul Davies and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

353 same votes 0 different votes 353 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
44 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
44 Aye 32 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
44 Aye 32 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 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

94.2 %
22 % above average
Rank 2 of 649
Participation
66.5 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 649
540
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,568
2,359 eligible divisions
278
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
894
57.0 % of votes cast
262
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
674
43.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

47
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 649
Appearances
48
-29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 649
55
-81.7 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
Contributions
81
-55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£194,533
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£194,533
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
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 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 89 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 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
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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