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Fred Thomas vs Al Carns

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

Photograph of Fred Thomas
Fred Thomas
Lab Plymouth Moor View
vs
Photograph of Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Al Carns voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 223 shared comparable votes.

223 same votes 0 different votes 223 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
32 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 460 of 649
Participation
52.9%
20% below average
Rank 614 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
312
590 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
147
47.1% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
165
52.9% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
Appearances
78
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
59
-87.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Contributions
278
+131.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£225,625
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,101
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£170,101
25% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
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

Housing
31 of 32 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Housing
21 of 32 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
22 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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