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Fred Thomas vs Sir James Cleverly

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 James Cleverly
Sir James Cleverly
Con Braintree

Voting alignment

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

5 same votes 278 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
2 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 22% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 4 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
14 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
46 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
25 Aye 46 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
25 Aye 46 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
2 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 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
69.7%
3% below average
Rank 434 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,656
2,376 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
777
46.9% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
879
53.1% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

42
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
Appearances
44
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 649
56
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
Contributions
90
-53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 366 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
£2,020,933
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£266,795
18% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
191 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Trade
73 of 91 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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