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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Luke Pollard

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 Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Luke Pollard voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,134 shared comparable votes.

1,131 same votes 3 different votes 1,134 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
96 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 162 shared votes
96 Aye 66 No
89 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
89 Aye 51 No
35 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
35 Aye 66 No
52 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
52 Aye 46 No
30 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
96 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 162 shared votes
96 Aye 66 No
89 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
89 Aye 51 No
35 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
35 Aye 66 No
52 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
52 Aye 46 No
30 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 549 of 647
Participation
70.2 %
3 % below average
Rank 431 of 647
1,460
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,451
2,068 eligible divisions
842
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
804
55.4 % of votes cast
618
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
647
44.6 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

38
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 647
Appearances
66
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 647
265
+151.4 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 647
Contributions
489
+375.4 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,067
37 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Migration
144 of 161 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#3
Defence
52 of 59 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#5
Trade
69 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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