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Former Member of Parliament

Derek Thomas

Derek had voted in 65.6 % of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.6 %. Derek had voted against the party's recorded majority 25 times.

A non-vote is not necessarily an absence — it may reflect ministerial duty, pairing, illness, or acting as a teller.

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 1,543 of 2,351 eligible divisions (65.6 %). Commons average: 72.6 %.

1543

Total votes

750

Aye

793

No

25

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 750 / Noes 793

Divisions

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Division Vote
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill: Third Reading Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill: Committee: Clause 1 Amdt 2 No
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill (Business of the House): Stella Creasy's Amdt No
That there shall be an early parliamentary general election Aye
The Queen's Speech: motion for an humble Address Aye
The Queen's Speech: the economy - Ian Blackford's amendment (h) No
The Queen's Speech: the economy - Jeremy Corbyn's amendment (g) No
The Queen's Speech: the NHS - Jeremy Corbyn's Amdt (f) No
Draft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Aye
Exiting the European Union (Financial Services) (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 3) Regulations 2019 Aye
Draft Freedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Aye
Programme: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill Aye
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill Aye
Mr Letwin's Amendment (a) to the Government's motion on section 1(1)(a) of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No.2) Act 2019 and section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 No
Business of the House (Saturday 19 October) Amendment (a) No

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Brexit / EU 200/211 (95 %)
Trade 79/89 (89 %)
Migration 147/169 (87 %)
Foreign Affairs 60/69 (87 %)
Environment / Climate 38/48 (79 %)

Lowest topic participation

Education 30/95 (32 %)
Work / Employment 29/75 (39 %)
Defence 29/71 (41 %)
Housing 30/66 (45 %)
Benefits 44/81 (54 %)
Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Derek Thomas voted in?

Derek Thomas has recorded votes in 1,543 of 2,351 eligible Commons divisions (65.6 % participation rate). The Commons average is 72.6 %. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Derek Thomas voted against their party?

Derek Thomas has voted against the party majority 25 times in the imported division data. Source