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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 77% of the time, based on 858 shared comparable votes.

658 same votes 200 different votes 858 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
17 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 79 No
Migration 99% aligned 98 shared votes
18 Aye 80 No
38 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 12 No
Education 40% aligned 42 shared votes
25 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
16 Aye 6 No
Housing 59% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
74 Aye 31 No
Tax 60% aligned 105 shared votes
68 Aye 37 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
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 648
1,531
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
879
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
606
53.5 % of votes cast
652
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
526
46.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 648
Appearances
119
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 648
130
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 648
Contributions
140
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 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
£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
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
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 50 votes
Trade
66 of 88 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
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
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
No
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
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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