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Fred Thomas vs Steve Witherden

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Steve Witherden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

352 same votes 3 different votes 355 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
54 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
54 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
27 Aye 2 No
14 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 2 No
Benefits 86% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
54 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
54 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
27 Aye 2 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
80.3%
8% above average
Rank 190 of 650
432
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
631 eligible divisions
252
58.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
261
51.5% of votes cast
180
41.7% of votes cast
No votes
246
48.5% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

55
-39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Appearances
63
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
77
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
Contributions
81
-83.5 vs Commons average
Rank 450 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
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Tax
97 of 121 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API