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Liz Twist vs Nick Thomas-Symonds

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

Photograph of Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett
vs
Photograph of Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen

Voting alignment

Liz Twist and Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,117 shared comparable votes.

1,117 same votes 0 different votes 1,117 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
91 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 152 shared votes
91 Aye 61 No
77 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
77 Aye 51 No
50 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
50 Aye 51 No
30 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 88 shared votes
30 Aye 58 No
32 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
91 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 152 shared votes
91 Aye 61 No
77 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
77 Aye 51 No
50 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
50 Aye 51 No
30 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 88 shared votes
30 Aye 58 No
32 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

84.6%
12% above average
Rank 104 of 649
Participation
62.6%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 649
1,794
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,488
2,376 eligible divisions
974
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
852
57.3% of votes cast
820
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
636
42.7% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

104
+22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 649
Appearances
55
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 649
149
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 649
Contributions
418
+275.7 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£305,039
35% above average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Housing
52 of 55 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 73 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Migration
149 of 163 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
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
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API