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Fred Thomas vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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 Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 200 shared comparable votes.

200 same votes 0 different votes 200 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
38 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

67.6%
5% below average
Rank 470 of 650
Participation
46.6%
26% below average
Rank 627 of 650
402
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
595 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-41.2 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 650
Appearances
51
-34.2 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
59
-89.6 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650
Contributions
224
+75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 116 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 112 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
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
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