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Layla Moran vs Nick Thomas-Symonds

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

Photograph of Layla Moran
Layla Moran
LD Oxford West and Abingdon
vs
Photograph of Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen

Voting alignment

Layla Moran and Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 994 shared comparable votes.

876 same votes 118 different votes 994 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
85 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 143 shared votes
85 Aye 58 No
29 Aye 53 No
Migration 100% aligned 82 shared votes
29 Aye 53 No
13 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
30 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 5 No
Education 67% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 74% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
74 Aye 36 No
Tax 75% aligned 110 shared votes
71 Aye 39 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 76% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 15 No
Benefits 78% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 480 of 648
Participation
63.0 %
10 % below average
Rank 548 of 648
1,395
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,457
2,312 eligible divisions
789
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
842
57.8 % of votes cast
606
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
615
42.2 % of votes cast
3
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

34
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 648
Appearances
38
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 648
50
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 648
Contributions
265
+157.1 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,809,504
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£297,909
32 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13 % above average
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Environment / Climate
37 of 43 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
157 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Benefits
59 of 75 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Crime / Justice
148 of 193 votes
#4
Defence
44 of 59 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 52 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
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 2 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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