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Fred Thomas vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Priti Patel voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 246 different votes 249 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
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
45 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
25 Aye 45 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
0 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
25 Aye 45 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
0 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

69.5 %
4 % below average
Rank 442 of 647
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 647
374
538 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,436
2,324 eligible divisions
219
58.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
649
45.2 % of votes cast
155
41.4 % of votes cast
No votes
787
54.8 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

31
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 647
Appearances
61
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 647
37
-78.5 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 647
Contributions
81
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£225,625
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
15
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Defence
20 of 22 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Energy
15 of 17 votes
#3
Trade
67 of 88 votes
Education
43 of 49 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Tax
90 of 108 votes
#5
Tax
215 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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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Voting source Commons Votes API