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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Gurinder Singh Josan

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 Gurinder Singh Josan
Gurinder Singh Josan
Lab Smethwick

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Gurinder Singh Josan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 202 shared comparable votes.

202 same votes 0 different votes 202 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
17 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

62.7%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 650
Participation
87.2%
15% above average
Rank 58 of 650
1,492
2,381 eligible divisions
Total votes
519
595 eligible divisions
853
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
257
49.5% of votes cast
639
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
262
50.5% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
15
2.9% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Appearances
39
-46.2 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
425
+276.4 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650
Contributions
46
-102.6 vs Commons average
Rank 528 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
£121,117
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£121,117
46% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 70 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 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
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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