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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Clive Efford

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 Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Clive Efford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,329 shared comparable votes.

1,325 same votes 4 different votes 1,329 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
107 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
107 Aye 66 No
101 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
101 Aye 63 No
63 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
63 Aye 54 No
35 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
35 Aye 70 No
32 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 17 No
Benefits 95% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
107 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
107 Aye 66 No
101 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
101 Aye 63 No
63 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
63 Aye 54 No
35 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
35 Aye 70 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
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 287 of 649
1,477
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
851
57.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.6 % of votes cast
626
42.4 % of votes cast
No votes
781
43.4 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
413
+274.7 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Contributions
81
-57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 382 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
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,723
18 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 43 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 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: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
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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