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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs David Baines

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 David Baines
David Baines
Lab St Helens North

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and David Baines voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 186 shared comparable votes.

186 same votes 0 different votes 186 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
19 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 3 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 3 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

62.5%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 650
Participation
67.2%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 650
1,492
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
601 eligible divisions
853
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
197
48.8% of votes cast
639
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
207
51.2% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.7% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
Appearances
27
-58.6 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 650
429
+279.9 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650
Contributions
29
-120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£136,662
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£136,662
40% 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
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 70 votes
#2
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 5 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
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