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Fred Thomas vs Catherine West

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 Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 236 shared comparable votes.

236 same votes 0 different votes 236 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
29 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 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
73.5%
1% above average
Rank 343 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,747
2,376 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
947
54.2% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
800
45.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

44
-40.8 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 650
Appearances
49
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
59
-88.7 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650
Contributions
60
-87.7 vs Commons average
Rank 478 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Education
86 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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