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Oliver Ryan vs Gareth Thomas

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

Photograph of Oliver Ryan
Oliver Ryan
Lab Burnley
vs
Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Oliver Ryan and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

314 same votes 2 different votes 316 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
48 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
48 Aye 32 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
48 Aye 32 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

81.9%
10% above average
Rank 152 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 650
517
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,417 eligible divisions
245
47.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
908
56.5% of votes cast
272
52.6% of votes cast
No votes
699
43.5% of votes cast
2
0.4% 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

36
-58.5 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 650
Appearances
51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
40
-124.6 vs Commons average
Rank 570 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

£234,505
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£234,505
4% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
4
2 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
14 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 212 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Transport
30 of 32 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
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
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