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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Chris Philp

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 Philp
Chris Philp
Con Croydon South

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Chris Philp voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,320 shared comparable votes.

75 same votes 1,245 different votes 1,320 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
18 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 11 No
Energy 7% aligned 42 shared votes
14 Aye 28 No
111 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 179 shared votes
70 Aye 109 No
36 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 5% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 35 No
Trade 0% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 13 No
Benefits 0% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 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
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 128 of 649
1,488
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,979
2,376 eligible divisions
852
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
959
48.5% of votes cast
636
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
1,020
51.5% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
17
0.9% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

55
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
Appearances
56
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 649
418
+274.5 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
Contributions
85
-58.5 vs Commons average
Rank 383 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
£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£215,599
5% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 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
209 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 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
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
Aye
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
Aye
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
Aye
Privilege Motion 19 Jun 2023
Aye
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