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Fred Thomas vs Linsey Farnsworth

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 Linsey Farnsworth
Linsey Farnsworth
Lab Amber Valley

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Linsey Farnsworth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 371 shared comparable votes.

371 same votes 0 different votes 371 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
54 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
54 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
54 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 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
87.5%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
516
590 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
265
51.4% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
251
48.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% 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
78
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 649
59
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 649
Contributions
135
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 229 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
£216,552
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£216,552
4% below average
6
3 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 32 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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