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Gareth Thomas vs Jade Botterill

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 Jade Botterill
Jade Botterill
Lab Ossett and Denby Dale

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Jade Botterill voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 257 shared comparable votes.

257 same votes 0 different votes 257 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 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
39 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 2 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
17 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
39 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 2 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
17 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 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
81.4%
9% above average
Rank 176 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
480
590 eligible divisions
897
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
51.7% of votes cast
684
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
232
48.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

43
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
Appearances
3
-81.8 vs Commons average
Rank 635 of 650
48
-99.7 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 650
Contributions
3
-144.7 vs Commons average
Rank 632 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
£222,024
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£222,024
2% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
14
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Housing
32 of 32 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 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
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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