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Fred Thomas vs Blake Stephenson

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 Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 289 different votes 295 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
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
14 Aye 4 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
2 Aye 16 No
2 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
48 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
28 Aye 48 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
28 Aye 48 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
2 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 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
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
Appearances
84
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
56
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
Contributions
164
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 174 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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

Housing
31 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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