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Fred Thomas vs James 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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 286 shared comparable votes.

286 same votes 0 different votes 286 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
53 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
53 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
53 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,217
1,658 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
647
53.2% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
570
46.8% 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
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

44
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 650
Appearances
97
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
59
-86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
Contributions
757
+611.3 vs Commons average
Rank 6 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 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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