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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Liz Kendall

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 Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Liz Kendall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,215 shared comparable votes.

1,209 same votes 6 different votes 1,215 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
112 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 176 shared votes
112 Aye 64 No
97 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
97 Aye 58 No
35 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
35 Aye 68 No
48 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
48 Aye 53 No
30 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 30 No
Trade 97% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
112 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 176 shared votes
112 Aye 64 No
97 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
97 Aye 58 No
35 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
35 Aye 68 No
48 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
48 Aye 53 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 549 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 649
1,486
2,374 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,528
2,374 eligible divisions
852
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
873
57.1% of votes cast
634
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
655
42.9% of votes cast
10
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

55
-26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 649
Appearances
36
-45.2 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 649
418
+276.6 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 649
Contributions
525
+383.6 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£249,722
10% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
Aye rebel
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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