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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs James Naish

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 Naish
James Naish
Lab Rushcliffe

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and James Naish voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 187 shared comparable votes.

184 same votes 3 different votes 187 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
16 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 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
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 650
1,515
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
636 eligible divisions
868
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
47.8% of votes cast
647
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
237
52.2% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.0% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 650
Appearances
203
+107.4 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
406
+239.6 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650
Contributions
263
+96.6 vs Commons average
Rank 109 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
£186,058
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£186,058
18% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
7 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Housing
31 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
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
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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