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Fred Thomas vs Dame Siobhain McDonagh

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


Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Dame Siobhain McDonagh voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

270 same votes 9 different votes 279 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
38 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
38 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
38 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 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
55.3%
17% below average
Rank 603 of 650
437
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,340
2,422 eligible divisions
255
58.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
760
56.7% of votes cast
182
41.6% of votes cast
No votes
580
43.3% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.6% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

58
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
Appearances
45
-52.0 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 650
79
-90.2 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
Contributions
52
-117.2 vs Commons average
Rank 532 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
£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£292,669
29% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
Brexit / EU
147 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#2
Transport
66 of 98 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
55 of 82 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Education
64 of 96 votes
Tax
98 of 122 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

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