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Chris Law vs Nick Thomas-Symonds

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

Photograph of Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
Photograph of Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 848 shared comparable votes.

791 same votes 57 different votes 848 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
28 Aye 55 No
Migration 100% aligned 83 shared votes
28 Aye 55 No
31 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 14 No
Benefits 77% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
79 Aye 46 No
Tax 82% aligned 125 shared votes
85 Aye 40 No
11 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 87% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 7 No
Energy 88% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

52.0 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 647
Participation
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 548 of 647
1,214
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,465
2,333 eligible divisions
671
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
843
57.5 % of votes cast
543
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
622
42.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

60
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 647
Appearances
38
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 647
70
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 647
Contributions
265
+146.3 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Defence
49 of 64 votes
Trade
61 of 88 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: China spying case 28 Oct 2025
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 50 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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