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Tony Vaughan vs Gareth Thomas

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

Photograph of Tony Vaughan
Tony Vaughan
Lab Folkestone and Hythe
vs
Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Tony Vaughan and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 298 shared comparable votes.

298 same votes 0 different votes 298 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
39 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
39 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
39 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
7% above average
Rank 198 of 649
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
238
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
56.7% of votes cast
234
49.6% 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

50
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
Appearances
43
-40.6 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650
87
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 380 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

£231,055
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£231,055
2% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
9
5 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Migration
11 of 13 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 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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