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Fred Thomas vs Chris Bryant

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 Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Chris Bryant voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 223 shared comparable votes.

223 same votes 0 different votes 223 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
39 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
39 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
39 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 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
66.0%
7% below average
Rank 501 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,376 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
56.9% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
676
43.1% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

44
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
Appearances
87
+2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
59
-87.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Contributions
479
+332.1 vs Commons average
Rank 25 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
£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£277,046
22% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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