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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Ben Coleman

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 Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Ben Coleman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 170 shared comparable votes.

170 same votes 0 different votes 170 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
11 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 0 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 11 shared votes
11 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 0 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 11 shared votes
11 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 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
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 650
1,492
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
601 eligible divisions
853
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
228
53.9% of votes cast
639
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
195
46.1% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
Appearances
54
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
429
+279.9 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650
Contributions
91
-58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 379 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
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below 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
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 70 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 29 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
35 of 42 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Benefits
25 of 30 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
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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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