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Leigh Ingham vs Gareth Thomas

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

Photograph of Leigh Ingham
Leigh Ingham
Lab Stafford
vs
Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Leigh Ingham and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 257 shared comparable votes.

255 same votes 2 different votes 257 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 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 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

63.5%
9% below average
Rank 533 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 650
401
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,417 eligible divisions
199
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
908
56.5% of votes cast
202
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
699
43.5% of votes cast
2
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

117
+22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 650
Appearances
51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
143
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
Contributions
55
-109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£240,870
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£240,870
6% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 212 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Housing
30 of 32 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 42 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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