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Ms Diane Abbott vs Nick Thomas-Symonds

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

Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington
vs
Photograph of Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,159 shared comparable votes.

1,142 same votes 17 different votes 1,159 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
108 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
108 Aye 65 No
101 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
101 Aye 53 No
33 Aye 48 No
Migration 100% aligned 81 shared votes
33 Aye 48 No
28 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 18 No
Benefits 81% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 93% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 96% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 10 No
Energy 97% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

65.6 %
8 % below average
Rank 508 of 647
Participation
63.1 %
10 % below average
Rank 547 of 647
1,519
2,315 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,315 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
842
57.7 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
618
42.3 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7 % of votes cast
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

13
-49.0 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 647
Appearances
38
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 647
16
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 647
Contributions
265
+153.7 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13 % above average
3
3 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

Defence
49 of 59 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Defence
44 of 59 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
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