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Fred Thomas vs Liz Kendall

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 Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Liz Kendall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 218 shared comparable votes.

218 same votes 0 different votes 218 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
29 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 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
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,530
2,376 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
875
57.2% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
655
42.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

44
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
Appearances
35
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 650
59
-87.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Contributions
483
+336.1 vs Commons average
Rank 23 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
£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£249,722
10% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
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