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Jess Asato vs Nick Thomas-Symonds

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

Photograph of Jess Asato
Jess Asato
Lab Lowestoft
vs
Photograph of Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen

Voting alignment

Jess Asato and Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 186 shared comparable votes.

186 same votes 0 different votes 186 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
22 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

79.0%
6% above average
Rank 224 of 650
Participation
62.5%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 650
475
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,492
2,387 eligible divisions
233
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
853
57.2% of votes cast
242
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
639
42.8% of votes cast
15
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

21
-64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 650
Appearances
60
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
29
-120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 650
Contributions
429
+279.9 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,965
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£194,965
14% below average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13% above average
4
2 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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 70 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 94 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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