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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs David Davis

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 Davis
David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and David Davis voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 1,049 shared comparable votes.

106 same votes 943 different votes 1,049 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
28 Aye 49 No
Migration 22% aligned 77 shared votes
38 Aye 39 No
15 Aye 11 No
Benefits 15% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
45 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 15% aligned 86 shared votes
40 Aye 46 No
29 Aye 28 No
Trade 14% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 No
20 Aye 17 No
Defence 14% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 26 No
Transport 0% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
9 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
20 Aye 3 No
81 Aye 43 No
Tax 3% aligned 124 shared votes
43 Aye 81 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 549 of 649
Participation
64.8%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 649
1,488
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,539
2,376 eligible divisions
852
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
720
46.8% of votes cast
636
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
819
53.2% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
93
6.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
18 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jul 2008

Debates

55
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 649
Appearances
53
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 649
418
+275.7 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 649
Contributions
82
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£277,187
23% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
198 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
53 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
Aye
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
Aye
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
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