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Fred Thomas vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 246 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 195 different votes 246 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
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 75% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 4 No
Housing 54% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 33% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
47 Aye 21 No
Tax 4% aligned 68 shared votes
24 Aye 44 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 21 shared votes
1 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 11% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

68.9 %
4 % below average
Rank 452 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
396
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
231
58.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
165
41.7 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

43
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 649
Appearances
141
+63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
57
-81.5 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 649
Contributions
176
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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 31 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Tax
90 of 111 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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