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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Barry Gardiner

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 Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,220 shared comparable votes.

1,216 same votes 4 different votes 1,220 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
98 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
98 Aye 66 No
98 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
98 Aye 57 No
53 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
53 Aye 46 No
25 Aye 55 No
Migration 100% aligned 80 shared votes
25 Aye 55 No
32 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 18 No
Benefits 92% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
98 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
98 Aye 66 No
98 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
98 Aye 57 No
53 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
53 Aye 46 No
25 Aye 55 No
Migration 100% aligned 80 shared votes
25 Aye 55 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
67.4%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 649
1,486
2,374 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,599
2,374 eligible divisions
852
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
634
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3% of votes cast
10
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

55
-25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 649
Appearances
57
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
418
+277.4 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 649
Contributions
91
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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