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Fred Thomas vs Karin Smyth

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 Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Karin Smyth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

334 same votes 0 different votes 334 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
42 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
42 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
26 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
42 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
26 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 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
72.6%
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
962
55.8% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
762
44.2% 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
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 650
Appearances
107
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650
59
-86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
Contributions
411
+265.3 vs Commons average
Rank 33 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
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29% above average
6
3 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 32 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 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
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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