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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Cat Smith

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 Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Cat Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,263 shared comparable votes.

1,258 same votes 5 different votes 1,263 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
109 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 176 shared votes
109 Aye 67 No
88 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 146 shared votes
88 Aye 58 No
61 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
61 Aye 56 No
31 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
31 Aye 67 No
28 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 19 No
Benefits 95% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
109 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 176 shared votes
109 Aye 67 No
88 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 146 shared votes
88 Aye 58 No
61 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
61 Aye 56 No
31 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
31 Aye 67 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 551 of 649
Participation
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
1,477
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
851
57.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
927
54.1 % of votes cast
626
42.4 % of votes cast
No votes
785
45.9 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
Appearances
18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
413
+274.7 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Contributions
25
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 583 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
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 43 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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