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Fred Thomas vs Sarah Owen

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 Owen
Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Sarah Owen voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 268 shared comparable votes.

268 same votes 0 different votes 268 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
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 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
66.9%
6% below average
Rank 481 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,109
1,658 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
568
51.2% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
541
48.8% 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
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

44
-40.8 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 650
Appearances
60
-24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 650
59
-88.7 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650
Contributions
72
-75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 439 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
£998,822
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£276,668
22% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
48 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Defence
58 of 70 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 154 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
50 of 67 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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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