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Fred Thomas vs Sir Roger Gale

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 Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 272 different votes 276 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
4 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
50 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
20 Aye 50 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
20 Aye 50 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

67.9%
5% below average
Rank 461 of 650
Participation
57.0%
15% below average
Rank 596 of 650
420
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,370
2,405 eligible divisions
243
57.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
634
46.3% of votes cast
177
42.1% of votes cast
No votes
736
53.7% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

47
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 650
Appearances
124
+35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650
66
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
Contributions
110
-44.6 vs Commons average
Rank 330 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
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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 32 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Transport
73 of 96 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
66 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API