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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Jade Botterill

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 Jade Botterill
Jade Botterill
Lab Ossett and Denby Dale

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Jade Botterill voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 177 shared comparable votes.

171 same votes 6 different votes 177 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
22 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 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 548 of 650
Participation
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,515
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
505
636 eligible divisions
868
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
259
51.3% of votes cast
647
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
246
48.7% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Appearances
2
-95.0 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 650
407
+237.8 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 650
Contributions
2
-167.2 vs Commons average
Rank 633 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
£222,024
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£222,024
2% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
181 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Housing
32 of 33 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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