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Fred Thomas vs Alan Strickland

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


Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Alan Strickland voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 403 shared comparable votes.

394 same votes 9 different votes 403 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
64 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
64 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
64 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
64 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

68.6%
4% below average
Rank 445 of 650
Participation
88.6%
16% above average
Rank 35 of 650
434
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
561
633 eligible divisions
254
58.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
282
50.3% of votes cast
180
41.5% of votes cast
No votes
279
49.7% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Appearances
39
-57.1 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 650
78
-89.2 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
Contributions
40
-127.2 vs Commons average
Rank 574 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
£174,611
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£174,611
23% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
32 of 33 votes
#1
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#2
Transport
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Tax
98 of 122 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API