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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,278 shared comparable votes.

1,272 same votes 6 different votes 1,278 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 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
107 Aye 60 No
64 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
64 Aye 56 No
35 Aye 62 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
35 Aye 62 No
31 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
33 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
27 Aye 22 No
Transport 98% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
112 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 180 shared votes
109 Aye 71 No
107 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
107 Aye 60 No
64 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
64 Aye 56 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
73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 353 of 649
1,477
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,731
2,361 eligible divisions
851
57.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
983
56.8 % of votes cast
626
42.4 % of votes cast
No votes
748
43.2 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
Appearances
111
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
413
+274.7 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Contributions
150
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 177 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
2 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
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 43 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
No
Draft Important Public Sevices (Transport) Regulations 2017 8 Feb 2017
Transport
Aye rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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