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Fred Thomas vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 236 different votes 242 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
2 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 22% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 4 No
Benefits 6% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
51 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
21 Aye 51 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
21 Aye 51 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
2 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 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
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 314 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
838
47.1% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
941
52.9% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

42
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
Appearances
169
+86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
56
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
Contributions
189
+45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£225,625
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 322 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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