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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.

Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon
vs
Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Rebecca Smith and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 224 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 220 different votes 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
2 Aye 7 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 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
6 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 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

70.1 %
3 % below average
Rank 430 of 649
Participation
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 492 of 649
398
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,563
2,354 eligible divisions
186
46.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
893
57.1 % of votes cast
212
53.3 % of votes cast
No votes
670
42.9 % 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

134
+59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Appearances
47
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 649
244
+111.3 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 649
Contributions
97
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 317 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
10
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
36 of 37 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 89 votes
Tax
87 of 111 votes
#5
Transport
70 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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