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Fred Thomas vs Bridget Phillipson

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 Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 205 shared comparable votes.

202 same votes 3 different votes 205 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
27 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
19 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
19 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

68.5%
4% below average
Rank 447 of 650
Participation
55.9%
16% below average
Rank 602 of 650
432
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,351
2,417 eligible divisions
252
58.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
811
60.0% of votes cast
180
41.7% of votes cast
No votes
540
40.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

55
-39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Appearances
79
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
77
-87.6 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
Contributions
470
+305.4 vs Commons average
Rank 30 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
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 94 votes
Tax
97 of 121 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API