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Fred Thomas vs Esther McVey

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 Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Esther McVey voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 193 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 189 different votes 193 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
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
32 Aye 14 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
14 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
2 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 14 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
14 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
2 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 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 458 of 649
Participation
64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 520 of 649
389
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,360
2,099 eligible divisions
228
58.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
622
45.7 % of votes cast
161
41.4 % of votes cast
No votes
738
54.3 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

42
-33.2 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 649
Appearances
105
+29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 649
55
-78.4 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 649
Contributions
124
-9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 219 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
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Tax
90 of 111 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 85 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
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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Voting source Commons Votes API