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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 537 shared comparable votes.

537 same votes 0 different votes 537 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
28 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 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
28 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 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 485 of 650
Participation
73.0%
1% above average
Rank 354 of 650
1,600
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
751
1,029 eligible divisions
901
56.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
368
49.0% of votes cast
699
43.7% of votes cast
No votes
383
51.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
3 years, 11 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

52
-41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
77
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
56
-106.0 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 650
Contributions
289
+127.0 vs Commons average
Rank 84 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
£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 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
12 of 12 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
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#4
Migration
83 of 97 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Energy
27 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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