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Gareth Thomas vs Sarah Coombes

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 Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

291 same votes 0 different votes 291 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 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 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
80.7%
8% above average
Rank 185 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
476
590 eligible divisions
897
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
238
50.0% of votes cast
684
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
238
50.0% 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

43
-40.6 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650
Appearances
71
-12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
48
-97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650
Contributions
89
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 376 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
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Education
45 of 50 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API