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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Jim Shannon

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
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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Jim Shannon voted the same way 28% of the time, based on 1,292 shared comparable votes.

363 same votes 929 different votes 1,292 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 9 No
NHS / Health 56% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 18 No
Benefits 51% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 60 No
Migration 51% aligned 89 shared votes
51 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 18 No
Defence 50% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
110 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 11% aligned 175 shared votes
61 Aye 114 No
24 Aye 9 No
Energy 18% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 19% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
104 Aye 61 No
Tax 19% aligned 165 shared votes
74 Aye 91 No
14 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 21% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 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 551 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,477
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
851
57.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
626
42.4 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

48
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
413
+274.5 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
Contributions
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 43 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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