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Fred Thomas vs John Whitby

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 John Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and John Whitby voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 0 different votes 355 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
48 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
48 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
48 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

68.6 %
4 % below average
Rank 457 of 649
Participation
88.9 %
16 % above average
Rank 30 of 649
391
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
570 eligible divisions
229
58.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
262
51.7 % of votes cast
162
41.4 % of votes cast
No votes
245
48.3 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 649
Appearances
62
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 649
55
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 649
Contributions
77
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 386 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
£189,571
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£189,571
16 % below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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 31 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Tax
90 of 111 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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