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Fred Thomas vs Rebecca Paul

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 Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 263 different votes 269 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
14 Aye 3 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
1 Aye 16 No
38 Aye 25 No
Tax 2% aligned 63 shared votes
24 Aye 39 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
2 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 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
78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 234 of 650
386
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
564 eligible divisions
225
58.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
44.6 % of votes cast
161
41.7 % of votes cast
No votes
246
55.4 % 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

36
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 650
Appearances
87
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
46
-81.6 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Contributions
132
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 191 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45 % below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Education
43 of 49 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Tax
90 of 111 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 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
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
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
Motion to sit in private 28 Mar 2025
Tax
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API