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Fred Thomas vs Cat Smith

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 Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Cat Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 303 shared comparable votes.

301 same votes 2 different votes 303 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
44 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
44 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
16 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 91% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
44 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
44 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
16 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 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
72.2%
same as average
Rank 377 of 650
432
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,417 eligible divisions
252
58.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
944
54.1% of votes cast
180
41.7% of votes cast
No votes
800
45.9% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

55
-39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Appearances
33
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 650
77
-87.6 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
Contributions
39
-125.6 vs Commons average
Rank 572 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
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
Tax
97 of 121 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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