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Fred Thomas vs Dame Karen Bradley

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 Dame Karen Bradley
Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Dame Karen Bradley voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 211 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 207 different votes 211 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
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
32 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
17 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
1 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
17 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
1 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 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
67.0%
6% below average
Rank 477 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,592
2,376 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
744
46.7% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
848
53.3% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

42
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
Appearances
72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
56
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
Contributions
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 405 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
£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£283,093
25% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Work / Employment
61 of 77 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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