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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Laurence Turner

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 Laurence Turner
Laurence Turner
Lab Birmingham Northfield

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Laurence Turner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 209 shared comparable votes.

209 same votes 0 different votes 209 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 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

62.7%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 650
Participation
87.7%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 650
1,492
2,381 eligible divisions
Total votes
522
595 eligible divisions
853
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
258
49.4% of votes cast
639
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
264
50.6% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.5% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Appearances
77
-8.2 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
425
+276.4 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650
Contributions
134
-14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 235 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
£166,730
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£166,730
26% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 70 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 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
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API