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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Ashley Dalton

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 Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

282 same votes 0 different votes 282 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
20 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

63.0 %
10 % below average
Rank 548 of 648
Participation
63.3 %
10 % below average
Rank 543 of 648
1,457
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
547
864 eligible divisions
842
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
261
47.7 % of votes cast
615
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
286
52.3 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
3 years, 3 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 648
Appearances
41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 648
282
+173.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 648
Contributions
108
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#3
Trade
14 of 16 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#4
Migration
79 of 94 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#5
Defence
23 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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