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Fred Thomas vs Jess Phillips

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 Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Jess Phillips voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 243 shared comparable votes.

243 same votes 0 different votes 243 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
30 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 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
69.2%
3% below average
Rank 444 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,645
2,376 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
57.3% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
702
42.7% 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
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

44
-40.8 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 650
Appearances
56
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
59
-88.7 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650
Contributions
223
+75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 116 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
£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£267,662
18% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
178 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
56 of 71 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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