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Gareth Thomas vs Samantha Dixon

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 Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Samantha Dixon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 525 shared comparable votes.

525 same votes 0 different votes 525 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
46 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
46 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 50 No
Migration 100% aligned 69 shared votes
19 Aye 50 No
27 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
46 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 50 No
Migration 100% aligned 69 shared votes
19 Aye 50 No
27 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 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
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
735
999 eligible divisions
897
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
361
49.1% of votes cast
684
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
374
50.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
3 years, 9 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

43
-39.2 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
Appearances
73
-9.2 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
48
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 513 of 649
Contributions
286
+142.7 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£667,714
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£311,379
38% above 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
Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Trade
20 of 23 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Migration
83 of 97 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: 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API