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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Helen Hayes

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 Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Helen Hayes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,380 shared comparable votes.

1,375 same votes 5 different votes 1,380 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
114 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 178 shared votes
114 Aye 64 No
66 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
66 Aye 58 No
35 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
35 Aye 69 No
28 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
32 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
111 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 177 shared votes
108 Aye 69 No
114 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 178 shared votes
114 Aye 64 No
66 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
66 Aye 58 No
35 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
35 Aye 69 No
28 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 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
79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 649
1,477
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,875
2,361 eligible divisions
851
57.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,037
55.3 % of votes cast
626
42.4 % of votes cast
No votes
838
44.7 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
413
+274.7 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Contributions
121
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 232 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
£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,156
31 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 43 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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