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Fred Thomas vs Clive Efford

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


Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Clive Efford voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

342 same votes 2 different votes 344 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
53 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
53 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
23 Aye 0 No
14 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 6 No
Benefits 89% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
53 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
53 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
23 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

68.5%
4% below average
Rank 447 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 278 of 650
432
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,846
2,417 eligible divisions
252
58.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,037
56.2% of votes cast
180
41.7% of votes cast
No votes
809
43.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

55
-39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Appearances
98
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
77
-87.6 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
Contributions
93
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 399 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
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£265,723
17% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
79 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Tax
97 of 121 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API