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Fred Thomas vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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 Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 175 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 173 different votes 175 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
8 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
37 Aye 13 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
13 Aye 37 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 13 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
13 Aye 37 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

69.6 %
3 % below average
Rank 441 of 647
Participation
66.5 %
7 % below average
Rank 498 of 647
374
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,544
2,323 eligible divisions
219
58.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
720
46.6 % of votes cast
155
41.4 % of votes cast
No votes
824
53.4 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

31
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 498 of 647
Appearances
4
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 647
37
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 647
Contributions
9
-104.6 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£225,625
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Defence
20 of 22 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 88 votes
Energy
15 of 17 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Education
43 of 49 votes
#4
Migration
125 of 169 votes
Tax
90 of 108 votes
#5
Defence
43 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API