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Gareth Thomas vs Sarah Bool

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 Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Sarah Bool voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 256 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 253 different votes 256 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
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
43 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
28 Aye 43 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
2 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
28 Aye 43 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
2 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 649
Participation
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 394 of 649
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
575 eligible divisions
894
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
174
42.3 % of votes cast
674
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
237
57.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
Appearances
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 287 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
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
2 registered categories
14
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 111 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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