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Fred Thomas vs Claire Hughes

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 Claire Hughes
Claire Hughes
Lab Bangor Aberconwy

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Claire Hughes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

353 same votes 0 different votes 353 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
56 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
56 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
56 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

68.6 %
4 % below average
Rank 457 of 649
Participation
89.5 %
17 % above average
Rank 25 of 649
391
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
510
570 eligible divisions
229
58.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
265
52.0 % of votes cast
162
41.4 % of votes cast
No votes
245
48.0 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 649
Appearances
6
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
54
-79.8 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 649
Contributions
6
-127.8 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£225,625
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£180,797
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£180,797
20 % below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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 31 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Tax
90 of 111 votes
#4
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API