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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Ian Byrne voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 817 shared comparable votes.

800 same votes 17 different votes 817 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
61 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
61 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 17 No
Benefits 77% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 95% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
44 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 91 shared votes
44 Aye 47 No
32 Aye 53 No
Migration 99% aligned 85 shared votes
31 Aye 54 No
61 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
61 Aye 31 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 650
Participation
72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
1,513
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
866
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
54.6% of votes cast
647
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.4% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

63
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
Appearances
61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
405
+240.4 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650
Contributions
109
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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