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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Catherine West

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Catherine West voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,327 shared comparable votes.

1,315 same votes 12 different votes 1,327 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
97 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 156 shared votes
97 Aye 59 No
63 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 125 shared votes
63 Aye 62 No
35 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
35 Aye 71 No
30 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
29 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 10 No
Energy 98% aligned 41 shared votes
30 Aye 11 No
110 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 176 shared votes
107 Aye 69 No
97 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 156 shared votes
97 Aye 59 No
63 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 125 shared votes
63 Aye 62 No
35 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
35 Aye 71 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

62.3%
10% below average
Rank 551 of 650
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 337 of 650
1,497
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,401 eligible divisions
854
57.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
955
53.9% of votes cast
643
43.0% of votes cast
No votes
816
46.1% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
Appearances
52
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650
433
+279.9 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
Contributions
63
-90.1 vs Commons average
Rank 481 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Education
86 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 81 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
69 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API