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Luke Pollard vs Gareth Thomas

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

Photograph of Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
vs
Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Luke Pollard and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,149 shared comparable votes.

1,149 same votes 0 different votes 1,149 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
96 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
96 Aye 63 No
101 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
101 Aye 47 No
38 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
38 Aye 90 No
54 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
54 Aye 55 No
32 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
96 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
96 Aye 63 No
101 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
101 Aye 47 No
38 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
38 Aye 90 No
54 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
54 Aye 55 No
32 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

70.2 %
3 % below average
Rank 433 of 648
Participation
66.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 648
1,444
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,531
2,312 eligible divisions
803
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
879
57.4 % of votes cast
641
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
652
42.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

54
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 648
Appearances
49
-11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 648
379
+269.7 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 648
Contributions
131
+21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£309,067
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Migration
144 of 161 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Defence
52 of 59 votes
#3
Defence
47 of 59 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 88 votes
Trade
69 of 84 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition day: Student loans 18 Mar 2026
No
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