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Fred Thomas vs Sarah Smith

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Sarah Smith voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

307 same votes 8 different votes 315 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
54 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
54 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
54 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

68.7%
4% below average
Rank 441 of 650
Participation
64.5%
8% below average
Rank 518 of 650
437
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
636 eligible divisions
255
58.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
52.9% of votes cast
182
41.6% of votes cast
No votes
193
47.1% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
Appearances
78
-19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
79
-90.2 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
Contributions
99
-70.2 vs Commons average
Rank 396 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
£195,060
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£195,060
14% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
32 of 33 votes
#1
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Migration
10 of 13 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Benefits
24 of 32 votes
Tax
98 of 122 votes
#5
Defence
25 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API