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Gareth Thomas vs Emma Foody

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

Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West
vs
Photograph of Emma Foody
Emma Foody
Lab Cramlington and Killingworth

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Emma Foody voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 305 shared comparable votes.

305 same votes 0 different votes 305 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
41 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 649
Participation
84.2%
12% above average
Rank 111 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
497
590 eligible divisions
897
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
48.9% of votes cast
684
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
254
51.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

43
-40.6 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650
Appearances
38
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 650
48
-97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650
Contributions
46
-99.7 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£188,107
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£188,107
17% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
14
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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