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Fred Thomas vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 0 different votes 351 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
56 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
56 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
56 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 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

68.8 %
4 % below average
Rank 455 of 649
Participation
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 219 of 649
394
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
587
742 eligible divisions
229
58.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
302
51.4 % of votes cast
165
41.9 % of votes cast
No votes
285
48.6 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

43
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
Appearances
61
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 649
57
-79.7 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 649
Contributions
70
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£225,625
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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 31 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Tax
90 of 111 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Energy
24 of 25 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
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