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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Darren Paffey

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Darren Paffey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 213 shared comparable votes.

212 same votes 1 different votes 213 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
22 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

62.7%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 650
Participation
78.5%
6% above average
Rank 232 of 650
1,492
2,381 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
595 eligible divisions
853
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
45.4% of votes cast
639
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
255
54.6% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Appearances
62
-23.2 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
425
+276.4 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650
Contributions
72
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 447 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
£200,934
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£200,934
11% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 70 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API