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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 300 shared comparable votes.

300 same votes 0 different votes 300 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 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 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 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 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 549 of 649
Participation
63.6%
9% below average
Rank 532 of 649
1,488
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
590
928 eligible divisions
852
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
277
46.9% of votes cast
636
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
313
53.1% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.8% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
3 years, 8 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
Appearances
47
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
419
+273.3 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Contributions
111
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 310 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
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
79 of 96 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
15 of 19 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Energy
23 of 32 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
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API