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Fred Thomas vs Chris McDonald

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Chris McDonald voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 360 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 9 different votes 360 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
61 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
61 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
61 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
61 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 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
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 259 of 650
437
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
636 eligible divisions
255
58.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
49.4% of votes cast
182
41.6% of votes cast
No votes
249
50.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

55
-40.6 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 650
Appearances
95
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 650
76
-90.5 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Contributions
415
+248.5 vs Commons average
Rank 39 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
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Tax
98 of 122 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API