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Fred Thomas vs Dr Ben Spencer

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 Dr Ben Spencer
Dr Ben Spencer
Con Runnymede and Weybridge

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Dr Ben Spencer voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 300 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 293 different votes 300 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
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
52 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
26 Aye 52 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
26 Aye 52 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
1 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

68.4 %
4 % below average
Rank 459 of 650
Participation
82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 154 of 650
385
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,342
1,631 eligible divisions
224
58.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
48.0 % of votes cast
161
41.8 % of votes cast
No votes
698
52.0 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

36
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Appearances
104
+33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 650
46
-80.0 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 650
Contributions
218
+92.0 vs Commons average
Rank 87 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
£1,246,190
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£263,058
16 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
50 of 51 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Education
43 of 49 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
Tax
90 of 111 votes
#4
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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