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Gareth Thomas vs Lucy Rigby

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 Lucy Rigby
Lucy Rigby
Lab Northampton North

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Lucy Rigby voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 229 shared comparable votes.

229 same votes 0 different votes 229 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
36 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
36 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
36 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 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
58.1%
14% below average
Rank 585 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
343
590 eligible divisions
897
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
168
49.0% of votes cast
684
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
175
51.0% 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

42
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 650
Appearances
57
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 650
46
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Contributions
223
+76.1 vs Commons average
Rank 117 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
£163,015
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£163,015
28% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 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
Transport
23 of 29 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
23 of 32 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Tax
78 of 112 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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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