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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Andy Burnham

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 Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham
Lab Makerfield

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Andy Burnham voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 95 shared comparable votes.

95 same votes 0 different votes 95 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 2 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 2 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 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
48.1%
24% below average
Rank 625 of 650
1,492
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
26
54 eligible divisions
853
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
15
57.7% of votes cast
639
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
11
42.3% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
3 months
Since 18 Jun 2026

Debates

60
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
Appearances
13
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 650
429
+279.9 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650
Contributions
480
+330.9 vs Commons average
Rank 26 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
£1,183,202
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£84,964
62% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
34
8 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Environment / Climate
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 70 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
4 of 5 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#3
Trade
4 of 6 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
3 of 5 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
4 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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