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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Graham Stuart

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 Graham Stuart
Graham Stuart
Con Beverley and Holderness

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Graham Stuart voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,175 shared comparable votes.

73 same votes 1,102 different votes 1,175 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
26 Aye 12 No
Energy 8% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 11 No
Education 7% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 11 No
Benefits 7% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
90 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 149 shared votes
60 Aye 89 No
17 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 30 No
Trade 0% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 22 No
Transport 0% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 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
76.1%
3% above average
Rank 285 of 649
1,488
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,808
2,376 eligible divisions
852
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
853
47.2% of votes cast
636
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
955
52.8% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

55
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
Appearances
127
+44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 649
418
+274.5 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
Contributions
332
+188.5 vs Commons average
Rank 51 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
£2,872,623
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£299,689
33% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
7 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
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Energy
57 of 70 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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