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Rebecca Smith vs Gareth Thomas

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


Voting alignment

Rebecca Smith and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 234 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 229 different votes 234 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
2 Aye 7 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
2 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
2 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 649
416
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
196
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
56.7% of votes cast
220
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
684
43.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

147
+64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Appearances
43
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 649
265
+121.5 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649
Contributions
48
-95.5 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£213,132
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£213,132
6% below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
5
4 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Tax
88 of 112 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API