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Tom Gordon vs Jake Richards

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

Photograph of Tom Gordon
Tom Gordon
LD Harrogate and Knaresborough
vs
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Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley

Voting alignment

Tom Gordon and Jake Richards voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 280 shared comparable votes.

62 same votes 218 different votes 280 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
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 36% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 33% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 7% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 35 No
Tax 7% aligned 55 shared votes
37 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

67.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 649
Participation
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 378 of 649
387
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
414
575 eligible divisions
209
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
217
52.4 % of votes cast
178
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
197
47.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

177
+99.0 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 649
Appearances
61
-17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
255
+116.5 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649
Contributions
204
+65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£217,333
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£187,382
all imported IPSA years
£217,333
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£187,382
17 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Housing
25 of 31 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
48 of 62 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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