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Kate Osborne vs Gareth Thomas

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East
vs
Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Kate Osborne and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 813 shared comparable votes.

801 same votes 12 different votes 813 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
31 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
31 Aye 83 No
74 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 113 shared votes
74 Aye 39 No
43 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 84 shared votes
43 Aye 41 No
21 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 17 No
Benefits 80% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 11 No
Education 97% aligned 38 shared votes
28 Aye 10 No
31 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
31 Aye 83 No
74 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 113 shared votes
74 Aye 39 No
43 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 84 shared votes
43 Aye 41 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

64.0%
8% below average
Rank 527 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 486 of 650
1,079
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,599
2,405 eligible divisions
552
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
900
56.3% of votes cast
527
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
699
43.7% of votes cast
15
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

8
-80.8 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650
Appearances
47
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
9
-145.6 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 650
Contributions
51
-103.6 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£344,831
52% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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

Democracy / Parliament
35 of 41 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 212 votes
Migration
131 of 154 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 45 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Trade
41 of 56 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Education
50 of 69 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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