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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Dr Sam Rushworth

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 Sam Rushworth
Dr Sam Rushworth
Lab Bishop Auckland

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Dr Sam Rushworth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 183 shared comparable votes.

183 same votes 0 different votes 183 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
9 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 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
72.4%
same as average
Rank 373 of 650
1,492
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
435
601 eligible divisions
853
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
219
50.3% of votes cast
639
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
216
49.7% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
16
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
70
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
429
+279.9 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650
Contributions
146
-3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 220 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
£212,044
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£212,044
6% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 70 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 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
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
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