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Fred Thomas vs Mr Luke Charters

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 Luke Charters
Mr Luke Charters
Lab York Outer

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Mr Luke Charters voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

341 same votes 0 different votes 341 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
49 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
49 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No
16 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
49 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No
16 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 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
83.3 %
11 % above average
Rank 134 of 649
396
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
479
575 eligible divisions
231
58.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
246
51.4 % of votes cast
165
41.7 % of votes cast
No votes
233
48.6 % 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
82
+3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 649
57
-81.6 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 649
Contributions
107
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 290 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
£244,344
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£244,344
8 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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 31 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Tax
90 of 111 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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