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Joe Robertson vs Nick Thomas-Symonds

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

Photograph of Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East
vs
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Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen

Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 176 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 165 different votes 176 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
2 Aye 6 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 303 of 649
Participation
62.6%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,488
2,376 eligible divisions
201
45.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
852
57.3% of votes cast
243
54.7% of votes cast
No votes
636
42.7% of votes cast
3
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

163
+80.7 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649
Appearances
55
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
289
+145.5 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 649
Contributions
418
+274.5 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27% below average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
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

Housing
28 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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