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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Colum Eastwood

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 Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 624 shared comparable votes.

601 same votes 23 different votes 624 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
30 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
30 Aye 56 No
36 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 77 shared votes
36 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 16 No
Benefits 79% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 88% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
46 Aye 24 No
Tax 91% aligned 70 shared votes
42 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
30 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
30 Aye 56 No

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

Voting record

63.0 %
10 % below average
Rank 548 of 648
Participation
54.8 %
18 % below average
Rank 609 of 648
1,457
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
873
1,594 eligible divisions
842
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
478
54.8 % of votes cast
615
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
395
45.2 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

38
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 648
Appearances
10
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 648
265
+157.1 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 648
Contributions
21
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 152 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Data Use and Access Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 49D 22 May 2025
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to Disagree with Lords Amendment 8 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
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 Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory 28 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
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