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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 1,131 shared comparable votes.

1,131 same votes 0 different votes 1,131 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
92 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
92 Aye 61 No
77 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
77 Aye 51 No
51 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 105 shared votes
51 Aye 54 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
92 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
92 Aye 61 No
77 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
77 Aye 51 No
51 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 105 shared votes
51 Aye 54 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

84.4%
12% above average
Rank 103 of 650
Participation
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 650
1,816
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,502
2,406 eligible divisions
985
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
858
57.1% of votes cast
831
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
644
42.9% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

110
+19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
Appearances
61
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
154
-4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 650
Contributions
422
+263.5 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650

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
4
2 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

Housing
52 of 55 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 47 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 76 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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