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Fred Thomas vs Sir John Hayes

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 John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 319 different votes 326 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
13 Aye 2 No
Benefits 7% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No
60 Aye 27 No
Tax 1% aligned 87 shared votes
26 Aye 61 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 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
16 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

68.5%
4% below average
Rank 447 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 155 of 650
432
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,417 eligible divisions
252
58.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
933
47.2% of votes cast
180
41.7% of votes cast
No votes
1,044
52.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

55
-39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Appearances
141
+46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 650
77
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
Contributions
274
+109.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 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
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
203 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Tax
97 of 121 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 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
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API