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Alison Hume vs Gareth Thomas

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

Photograph of Alison Hume
Alison Hume
Lab Scarborough and Whitby
vs
Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Alison Hume and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

312 same votes 4 different votes 316 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 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 75% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
37 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

77.7%
5% above average
Rank 251 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 650
490
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,417 eligible divisions
229
46.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
908
56.5% of votes cast
261
53.3% of votes cast
No votes
699
43.5% of votes cast
4
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

103
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Appearances
51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
127
-37.6 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Contributions
55
-109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£231,319
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£231,319
2% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
3
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 212 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API