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Fred Thomas vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 256 shared comparable votes.

256 same votes 0 different votes 256 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
41 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 No
17 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 No
17 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 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
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
56.7% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
684
43.3% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

44
-40.8 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 650
Appearances
43
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
59
-88.7 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650
Contributions
48
-99.7 vs Commons average
Rank 518 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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