Compare

Fred Thomas vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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 Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 277 different votes 283 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
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
51 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
20 Aye 51 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
20 Aye 51 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
2 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

68.4 %
4 % below average
Rank 459 of 650
Participation
81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 174 of 650
385
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,915
2,349 eligible divisions
224
58.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
878
45.8 % of votes cast
161
41.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,037
54.2 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

36
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Appearances
84
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650
46
-79.8 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 650
Contributions
158
+32.2 vs Commons average
Rank 151 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
208 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Education
43 of 49 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Tax
90 of 111 votes
#4
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
197 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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 Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API