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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Laura Trott

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 Laura Trott
Laura Trott
Con Sevenoaks

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Laura Trott voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 755 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 719 different votes 755 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 9 No
NHS / Health 12% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 3 No
Energy 10% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 15 No
Benefits 7% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 46 No
Migration 4% aligned 73 shared votes
43 Aye 30 No
43 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 90 shared votes
47 Aye 43 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 17 No
Trade 0% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 21 No
Transport 0% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 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
75.2 %
2 % above average
Rank 318 of 648
1,457
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,198
1,594 eligible divisions
842
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
615
51.3 % of votes cast
615
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
583
48.7 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 648
Appearances
28
-32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 648
282
+173.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 648
Contributions
41
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 496 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
£1,164,100
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,794
26 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 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
63 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 44 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#4
Defence
48 of 58 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
143 of 173 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
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