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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 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
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
26 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
26 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 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
26 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
26 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 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

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 460 of 649
Participation
82.0%
9% above average
Rank 158 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
590 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
50.2% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
241
49.8% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 649
Appearances
88
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 649
59
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 649
Contributions
231
+85.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 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
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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 32 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 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
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
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