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Fred Thomas vs Josh MacAlister

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 Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 0 different votes 350 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
56 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
56 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
24 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
24 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
56 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
24 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
24 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

68.8 %
4 % below average
Rank 455 of 649
Participation
82.2 %
9 % above average
Rank 158 of 649
394
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
573 eligible divisions
229
58.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
237
50.3 % of votes cast
165
41.9 % of votes cast
No votes
234
49.7 % 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

43
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 649
Appearances
75
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 649
57
-78.8 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 649
Contributions
210
+74.2 vs Commons average
Rank 109 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
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1 % below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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 31 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Tax
90 of 111 votes
#4
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
34 of 37 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
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API