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Fred Thomas vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Jesse Norman voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 254 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 248 different votes 254 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
10 Aye 4 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
2 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 6% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
39 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
24 Aye 39 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
24 Aye 39 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
1 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

68.3 %
4 % below average
Rank 458 of 650
Participation
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 379 of 650
386
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,699
2,351 eligible divisions
225
58.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
786
46.3 % of votes cast
161
41.7 % of votes cast
No votes
913
53.7 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

36
-36.5 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650
Appearances
41
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 650
46
-82.7 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 650
Contributions
82
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 358 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41 % below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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 31 votes
#1
Trade
85 of 89 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Education
43 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Tax
90 of 111 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Energy
58 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API