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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Apsana Begum

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 Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Apsana Begum voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 789 shared comparable votes.

762 same votes 27 different votes 789 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
54 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 18 No
Benefits 78% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 21 No
Transport 93% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 3 No
Energy 95% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
43 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 90 shared votes
45 Aye 45 No

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

Voting record

62.6%
10% below average
Rank 548 of 650
Participation
68.3%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 650
1,515
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,164
1,704 eligible divisions
868
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
602
51.7% of votes cast
647
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
562
48.3% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

64
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 650
Appearances
88
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
406
+239.6 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650
Contributions
96
-70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 397 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
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
5
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
181 of 212 votes
#1
Benefits
59 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
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
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
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