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Mr Angus MacDonald vs Nick Thomas-Symonds

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

Photograph of Mr Angus MacDonald
Mr Angus MacDonald
LD Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
vs
Photograph of Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen

Voting alignment

Mr Angus MacDonald and Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 151 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 115 different votes 151 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
7 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 4 No
Housing 38% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 3 No
Transport 25% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 4 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 17% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 1 No
Education 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

59.5%
13% below average
Rank 578 of 649
Participation
62.6%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 649
351
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,488
2,376 eligible divisions
187
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
852
57.3% of votes cast
164
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
636
42.7% of votes cast
15
4.3% 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

56
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Appearances
57
-27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
78
-69.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Contributions
420
+272.3 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£196,056
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£196,056
13% below average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13% above average
7
3 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

Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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