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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Ian Lavery

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 Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,317 shared comparable votes.

1,302 same votes 15 different votes 1,317 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
111 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
111 Aye 60 No
102 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
102 Aye 60 No
32 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
32 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
33 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 20 No
Benefits 86% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 10 No
Education 97% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
35 Aye 70 No
Migration 99% aligned 105 shared votes
34 Aye 71 No
67 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 120 shared votes
66 Aye 54 No
111 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
111 Aye 60 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 550 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 650
1,500
2,404 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,839
2,404 eligible divisions
857
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
55.2% of votes cast
643
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
824
44.8% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

61
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
Appearances
92
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
433
+279.9 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
Contributions
117
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 307 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% 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
180 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 81 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
71 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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