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Fred Thomas vs Helen Whately

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 Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Helen Whately voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 287 different votes 292 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
14 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
54 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
29 Aye 54 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
29 Aye 54 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 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
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 127 of 650
385
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,967
2,349 eligible divisions
224
58.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
939
47.7 % of votes cast
161
41.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,028
52.3 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

36
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Appearances
42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
46
-79.8 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 650
Contributions
65
-60.8 vs Commons average
Rank 416 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
84 of 89 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Education
43 of 49 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Tax
90 of 111 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 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
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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