Gareth Thomas is one of the longest-serving MPs, first elected in May 1997 and among the top five longest-serving members of the Labour (Co-op) party. His voting participation rate of 44.27 percent is notably low, with 228 votes cast out of 515 eligible divisions, placing him 444th overall in voting activity. However, he demonstrates significantly stronger engagement in debates, ranking 328th overall with 415 contributions across 108 debates, creating a substantial divergence between his voting and debate participation that is not explained by a government post. His debate contributions have focused particularly on Small Business, Trade & Industry, and procedural matters.

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