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Samantha Niblett vs Gareth Thomas

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

Photograph of Samantha Niblett
Samantha Niblett
Lab South Derbyshire
vs
Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Samantha Niblett and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

310 same votes 0 different votes 310 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
42 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

81.7%
9% above average
Rank 167 of 649
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 649
482
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
236
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
56.7% of votes cast
246
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
684
43.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

81
-2.6 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
Appearances
43
-40.6 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650
87
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
Contributions
48
-97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£212,260
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£212,260
6% below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API