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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs James Asser

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 James Asser
James Asser
Lab West Ham and Beckton

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and James Asser voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 183 shared comparable votes.

183 same votes 0 different votes 183 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
18 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

63.0 %
10 % below average
Rank 548 of 648
Participation
86.5 %
13 % above average
Rank 81 of 648
1,457
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
526 eligible divisions
842
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
52.7 % of votes cast
615
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
215
47.3 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 648
Appearances
33
-27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 648
282
+173.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 648
Contributions
47
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£173,878
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£173,878
23 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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