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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 1,143 shared comparable votes.

1,139 same votes 4 different votes 1,143 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
32 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 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
32 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 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
69.3%
3% below average
Rank 443 of 649
1,488
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,121 eligible divisions
852
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
810
55.1% of votes cast
636
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
659
44.9% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

55
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 649
Appearances
71
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649
418
+275.7 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 649
Contributions
673
+530.7 vs Commons average
Rank 8 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
£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
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
144 of 163 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
58 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
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
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API