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Rebecca Long Bailey vs Gareth Thomas

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

Photograph of Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford
vs
Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Rebecca Long Bailey and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,391 shared comparable votes.

1,370 same votes 21 different votes 1,391 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
112 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
112 Aye 58 No
110 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 169 shared votes
110 Aye 59 No
57 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
57 Aye 65 No
32 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 22 No
Benefits 87% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 9 No
Energy 96% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
38 Aye 15 No
Education 98% aligned 53 shared votes
39 Aye 14 No
36 Aye 86 No
Migration 99% aligned 122 shared votes
37 Aye 85 No
112 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
112 Aye 58 No

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

Voting record

76.8%
4% above average
Rank 268 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 650
1,856
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,417 eligible divisions
1,021
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
908
56.5% of votes cast
835
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
699
43.5% of votes cast
26
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

65
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
Appearances
51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
66
-98.6 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 650
Contributions
55
-109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£259,636
15% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
5
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

Defence
68 of 71 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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