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Gareth Thomas vs Sarah Gibson

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 Gibson
Sarah Gibson
LD Chippenham

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Sarah Gibson voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 233 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 189 different votes 233 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
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 3 No
Energy 63% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 1 No
Housing 56% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
0 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
18 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 18 shared votes
1 Aye 17 No
34 Aye 19 No
Tax 6% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
6 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 9% aligned 11 shared votes
4 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
62.6 %
10 % below average
Rank 550 of 649
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
360
575 eligible divisions
894
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
190
52.8 % of votes cast
674
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
170
47.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % 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
25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Contributions
31
-107.3 vs Commons average
Rank 566 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
£230,135
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£230,135
2 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
45 of 62 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Trade
5 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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