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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 933 shared comparable votes.

868 same votes 65 different votes 933 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
33 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
33 Aye 56 No
32 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 18 No
Benefits 80% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
93 Aye 48 No
Tax 84% aligned 141 shared votes
87 Aye 54 No
5 Aye 2 No
Education 86% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
19 Aye 6 No
Energy 88% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 14 No
Defence 89% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 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
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
1,457
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
842
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
615
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

38
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 648
Appearances
89
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
265
+157.1 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 648
Contributions
208
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 50 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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