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Fred Thomas vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 322 shared comparable votes.

322 same votes 0 different votes 322 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 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
41 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
41 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 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
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
798
43.4% 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
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

44
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 650
Appearances
62
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
59
-86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
Contributions
462
+316.3 vs Commons average
Rank 25 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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