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Gareth Thomas vs Sarah Edwards

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 Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Sarah Edwards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

311 same votes 0 different votes 311 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
43 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
43 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
43 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 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
63.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 539 of 648
1,531
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
695 eligible divisions
879
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
256
58.0 % of votes cast
652
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
185
42.0 % 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
2 years, 7 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 648
Appearances
37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 648
130
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 648
Contributions
59
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 410 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
£322,568
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£237,152
5 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 12 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
Trade
66 of 88 votes
#4
Tax
94 of 135 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Migration
33 of 48 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 Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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