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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,111 shared comparable votes.

1,100 same votes 11 different votes 1,111 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
110 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
110 Aye 58 No
92 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 149 shared votes
92 Aye 57 No
46 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
46 Aye 45 No
27 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 85 shared votes
27 Aye 58 No
23 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 29 No
Trade 98% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
110 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
110 Aye 58 No
92 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 149 shared votes
92 Aye 57 No
46 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
46 Aye 45 No
27 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 85 shared votes
27 Aye 58 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,501
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,479
2,405 eligible divisions
857
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
823
55.6% of votes cast
644
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.4% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

57
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650
Appearances
81
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 650
416
+261.9 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Contributions
131
-23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 264 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
181 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
65 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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