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Tim Roca vs Gareth Thomas

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

Photograph of Tim Roca
Tim Roca
Lab Macclesfield
vs
Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Tim Roca and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 274 shared comparable votes.

274 same votes 0 different votes 274 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
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

74.7%
2% above average
Rank 316 of 649
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 649
441
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
234
53.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
56.7% of votes cast
207
46.9% 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, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

59
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
Appearances
43
-40.6 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650
68
-77.7 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
Contributions
48
-97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£202,502
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£202,502
10% below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
5
3 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Education
46 of 50 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API