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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Catherine McKinnell

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 Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,216 shared comparable votes.

1,211 same votes 5 different votes 1,216 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
95 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
95 Aye 58 No
57 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
57 Aye 49 No
31 Aye 55 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
31 Aye 55 No
26 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 35 No
Trade 97% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
105 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 168 shared votes
102 Aye 66 No
95 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
95 Aye 58 No
57 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
57 Aye 49 No
31 Aye 55 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
31 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
68.2%
4% below average
Rank 457 of 649
1,486
2,374 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,620
2,374 eligible divisions
852
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
888
54.8% of votes cast
634
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
732
45.2% 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
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

55
-26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 649
Appearances
20
-61.2 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 649
418
+276.6 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 649
Contributions
20
-121.4 vs Commons average
Rank 602 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
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
55 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
Aye rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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