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Fred Thomas vs Lauren Edwards

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 Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Lauren Edwards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

342 same votes 0 different votes 342 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 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

68.9 %
4 % below average
Rank 452 of 649
Participation
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 95 of 649
396
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
489
575 eligible divisions
231
58.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
244
49.9 % of votes cast
165
41.7 % of votes cast
No votes
245
50.1 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

43
-35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
Appearances
46
-32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 649
57
-81.6 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 649
Contributions
64
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 444 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
£133,786
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£133,786
41 % below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Tax
90 of 111 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
32 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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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