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Mr Toby Perkins vs Fred Thomas

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

Photograph of Mr Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield
vs
Photograph of Fred Thomas
Fred Thomas
Lab Plymouth Moor View

Voting alignment

Mr Toby Perkins and Fred Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 286 shared comparable votes.

286 same votes 0 different votes 286 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
33 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
33 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
33 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

73.2 %
same as average
Rank 365 of 648
Participation
70.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 430 of 648
1,692
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
370
526 eligible divisions
943
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
218
58.9 % of votes cast
749
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
152
41.1 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 648
Appearances
30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 648
82
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 648
Contributions
36
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£225,625
all imported IPSA years
£306,578
36 % above average
Latest expenses
£225,625
same as average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
4 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

Defence
54 of 59 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#2
Defence
20 of 22 votes
Migration
141 of 169 votes
#3
Energy
15 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Education
43 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 votes
#5
Tax
90 of 108 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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