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Fred Thomas vs Ruth Cadbury

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 Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Ruth Cadbury voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

340 same votes 0 different votes 340 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
56 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
56 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
56 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 460 of 649
Participation
75.0%
2% above average
Rank 311 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,781
2,376 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
990
55.6% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
791
44.4% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

44
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 650
Appearances
65
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
59
-86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
Contributions
73
-72.7 vs Commons average
Rank 435 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
£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£293,505
30% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Education
78 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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