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Fred Thomas vs Jake Richards

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 Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Jake Richards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

288 same votes 0 different votes 288 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
44 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
44 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
44 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 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
72.4%
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
590 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
51.5% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
207
48.5% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 650
Appearances
68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
59
-86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
Contributions
229
+83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 106 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
£187,382
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£187,382
17% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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 32 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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