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Fred Thomas vs Cat Eccles

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 Cat Eccles
Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Cat Eccles voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 256 shared comparable votes.

248 same votes 8 different votes 256 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 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 54% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
32 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

68.7%
4% below average
Rank 441 of 650
Participation
58.0%
14% below average
Rank 587 of 650
437
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
369
636 eligible divisions
255
58.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
164
44.4% of votes cast
182
41.6% of votes cast
No votes
205
55.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
Appearances
120
+23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
79
-90.2 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
Contributions
149
-20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 260 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
£179,390
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£179,390
21% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Tax
98 of 122 votes
#5
Energy
16 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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