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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and John McDonnell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,375 shared comparable votes.

1,340 same votes 35 different votes 1,375 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
110 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
110 Aye 68 No
115 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
115 Aye 57 No
34 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
34 Aye 34 No
33 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 58 shared votes
33 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 19 No
Benefits 81% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 9 No
Energy 92% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
28 Aye 12 No
Education 98% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
55 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 114 shared votes
55 Aye 59 No
33 Aye 71 No
Migration 99% aligned 104 shared votes
32 Aye 72 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
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 650
1,515
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,422 eligible divisions
868
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
647
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
874
45.7% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

64
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 650
Appearances
147
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
406
+239.6 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650
Contributions
188
+21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 187 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
75 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 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
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
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye 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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
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
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