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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 857 shared comparable votes.

797 same votes 60 different votes 857 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
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
5 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 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
15 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

51.1%
21% below average
Rank 619 of 650
Participation
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 650
1,229
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,502
2,406 eligible divisions
678
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
858
57.1% of votes cast
551
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
644
42.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Appearances
59
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
68
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
Contributions
419
+262.4 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650

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
4
2 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 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 82 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Trade
64 of 94 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
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