Compare

Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Dr Allison Gardner

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 Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 184 shared comparable votes.

184 same votes 0 different votes 184 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
21 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 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
84.7%
12% above average
Rank 105 of 650
1,492
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
509
601 eligible divisions
853
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
49.5% of votes cast
639
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
257
50.5% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.6% 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
77
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
429
+279.9 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650
Contributions
122
-27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 281 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
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 70 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API