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Fred Thomas vs Christian Wakeford

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 Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Christian Wakeford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

343 same votes 0 different votes 343 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
42 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
42 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
42 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 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
86.2%
14% above average
Rank 73 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,429
1,658 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
684
47.9% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
745
52.1% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

44
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 650
Appearances
1
-82.6 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 650
59
-86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
Contributions
1
-144.7 vs Commons average
Rank 633 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
£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£335,718
48% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
31 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Defence
69 of 70 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 41 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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