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Fred Thomas vs Ian Murray

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 Ian Murray
Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Ian Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 267 shared comparable votes.

267 same votes 0 different votes 267 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
40 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
40 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
40 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 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
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
939
55.5% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
753
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

44
-40.8 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 650
Appearances
79
-5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
59
-88.7 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650
Contributions
161
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 187 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
£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£277,506
23% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
191 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
152 of 171 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 77 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
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
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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