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Fred Thomas vs Tony Vaughan

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 Tony Vaughan
Tony Vaughan
Lab Folkestone and Hythe

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Tony Vaughan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

331 same votes 0 different votes 331 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
50 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
50 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
26 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
50 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
26 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 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
80.0%
7% above average
Rank 198 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
590 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
238
50.4% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
234
49.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 650
Appearances
50
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
59
-86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
Contributions
87
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 380 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
£231,055
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£231,055
2% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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