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Fred Thomas vs Sarah Edwards

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 Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Sarah Edwards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 273 shared comparable votes.

273 same votes 0 different votes 273 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
48 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
48 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
48 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 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
63.1%
10% below average
Rank 539 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
479
759 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
267
55.7% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
212
44.3% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

44
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 650
Appearances
38
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
59
-86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
Contributions
46
-99.7 vs Commons average
Rank 520 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
£322,568
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£237,152
5% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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 32 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 16 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Defence
24 of 34 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Tax
97 of 139 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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API