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Fred Thomas vs Mr Richard Holden

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 Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 264 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 259 different votes 264 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
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
49 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
26 Aye 49 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
26 Aye 49 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
1 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

68.4 %
4 % below average
Rank 458 of 650
Participation
79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 202 of 650
386
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,303
1,632 eligible divisions
225
58.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
639
49.0 % of votes cast
161
41.7 % of votes cast
No votes
664
51.0 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

36
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 650
Appearances
47
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
46
-81.6 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Contributions
60
-67.6 vs Commons average
Rank 439 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
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Foreign Affairs
49 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
Education
43 of 49 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 51 votes
Tax
90 of 111 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Housing
46 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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