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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Chris Law

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 Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Chris Law voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 853 shared comparable votes.

794 same votes 59 different votes 853 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
31 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 16 No
Benefits 77% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
85 Aye 40 No
Tax 82% aligned 125 shared votes
79 Aye 46 No
13 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 87% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 5 No
Energy 88% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 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
51.6 %
21 % below average
Rank 620 of 649
1,477
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,219
2,361 eligible divisions
851
57.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
672
55.1 % of votes cast
626
42.4 % of votes cast
No votes
547
44.9 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % 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
58
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
413
+274.7 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Contributions
67
-71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 429 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
£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£345,624
53 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 43 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
No
Opposition Day: China spying case 28 Oct 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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