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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Kenneth Stevenson

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 Kenneth Stevenson
Kenneth Stevenson
Lab Airdrie and Shotts

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Kenneth Stevenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 177 shared comparable votes.

177 same votes 0 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
21 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

62.5%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 374 of 650
1,492
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
435
601 eligible divisions
853
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
48.7% of votes cast
639
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
223
51.3% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.5% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
Appearances
9
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
429
+279.9 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650
Contributions
13
-136.1 vs Commons average
Rank 622 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
£109,998
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£109,998
51% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
180 of 211 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 70 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Tax
96 of 113 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
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