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Gareth Thomas vs Luke Pollard

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 Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Luke Pollard voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,149 shared comparable votes.

1,149 same votes 0 different votes 1,149 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
96 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
96 Aye 63 No
101 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
101 Aye 47 No
38 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
38 Aye 90 No
54 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
54 Aye 55 No
32 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
96 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
96 Aye 63 No
101 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
101 Aye 47 No
38 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
38 Aye 90 No
54 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
54 Aye 55 No
32 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

66.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 648
Participation
70.2 %
3 % below average
Rank 433 of 648
1,531
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,444
2,057 eligible divisions
879
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
803
55.6 % of votes cast
652
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
641
44.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 648
Appearances
55
-5.4 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 648
130
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 648
Contributions
380
+271.1 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,067
37 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
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
Migration
144 of 161 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Defence
52 of 59 votes
Trade
66 of 88 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Trade
69 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition day: Student loans 18 Mar 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API