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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Ed Davey voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 945 shared comparable votes.

844 same votes 101 different votes 945 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
93 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
93 Aye 60 No
18 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
32 Aye 54 No
Migration 99% aligned 86 shared votes
31 Aye 55 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 7 No
Education 70% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
65 Aye 40 No
Tax 74% aligned 105 shared votes
70 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 17 No
Benefits 79% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 79% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 9 No
Defence 82% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 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 551 of 649
Participation
60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 572 of 649
1,477
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
851
57.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1 % of votes cast
626
42.4 % of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
413
+274.7 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Contributions
98
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
170 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 43 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
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