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Fred Thomas vs Jeff Smith

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 Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Jeff Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 358 shared comparable votes.

358 same votes 0 different votes 358 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
54 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
54 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
54 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 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
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 208 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,891
2,376 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,028
54.4% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
863
45.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

44
-39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 649
Appearances
55
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649
59
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 649
Contributions
71
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£225,625
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
62 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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