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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Alex Baker

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

Photograph of Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen
vs
Photograph of Alex Baker
Alex Baker
Lab Aldershot

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Alex Baker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 169 shared comparable votes.

169 same votes 0 different votes 169 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
15 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

62.5%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 650
Participation
75.7%
3% above average
Rank 292 of 650
1,492
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
601 eligible divisions
853
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
53.4% of votes cast
639
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
212
46.6% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.9% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
Appearances
74
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
429
+279.9 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650
Contributions
102
-47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£175,028
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£175,028
23% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 70 votes
#2
Education
44 of 50 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 20 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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