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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 1,179 shared comparable votes.

1,178 same votes 1 different votes 1,179 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 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 149 shared votes
101 Aye 48 No
38 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
38 Aye 90 No
55 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
55 Aye 58 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 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 149 shared votes
101 Aye 48 No
38 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
38 Aye 90 No
55 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
55 Aye 58 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

69.3%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 485 of 650
1,490
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,406 eligible divisions
818
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
901
56.3% of votes cast
672
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
699
43.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

82
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
Appearances
48
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
710
+554.0 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 650
Contributions
52
-104.0 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 650

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
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
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

Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 212 votes
Migration
144 of 163 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Trade
74 of 90 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Defence
58 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API