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Fred Thomas vs Patrick Spencer

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 Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 277 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 272 different votes 277 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
14 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
35 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
30 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
2 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
30 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
2 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 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 459 of 650
Participation
69.6 %
3 % below average
Rank 438 of 650
385
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
392
563 eligible divisions
224
58.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
182
46.4 % of votes cast
161
41.8 % of votes cast
No votes
210
53.6 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

36
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Appearances
0
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 650
46
-79.8 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 650
Contributions
0
-125.8 vs Commons average
Rank 636 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
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Defence
29 of 33 votes
Education
43 of 49 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Tax
90 of 111 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Trade
4 of 5 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API