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Fred Thomas vs Laura Trott

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 Laura Trott
Laura Trott
Con Sevenoaks

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Laura Trott voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 199 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 191 different votes 199 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
2 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 4 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
2 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
34 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
18 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
18 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 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
74.5%
2% above average
Rank 323 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,658 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
640
51.8% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
595
48.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

44
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 650
Appearances
32
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 650
59
-86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
Contributions
52
-93.7 vs Commons average
Rank 503 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
£1,164,100
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£284,794
26% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 44 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API