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Gareth Thomas vs Sarah Olney

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 Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Sarah Olney voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 879 shared comparable votes.

665 same votes 214 different votes 879 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
13 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 80 No
Migration 98% aligned 100 shared votes
18 Aye 82 No
18 Aye 16 No
Trade 97% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
38 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 12 No
Education 42% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 44% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 48% aligned 33 shared votes
4 Aye 29 No
74 Aye 33 No
Tax 59% aligned 107 shared votes
70 Aye 37 No
16 Aye 6 No
Housing 59% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 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
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
894
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
625
54.0 % of votes cast
674
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
533
46.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Contributions
191
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 132 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
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
14
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
47 of 50 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 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
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
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
Where they voted the same
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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