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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Matt Bishop

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Matt Bishop voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 157 shared comparable votes.

153 same votes 4 different votes 157 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
26 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 3 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 3 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 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 548 of 650
Participation
53.9%
18% below average
Rank 610 of 650
1,515
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
343
636 eligible divisions
868
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
163
47.5% of votes cast
647
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
180
52.5% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Appearances
36
-61.0 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
407
+237.8 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 650
Contributions
47
-122.2 vs Commons average
Rank 548 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
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
1
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
181 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
#2
Trade
7 of 10 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#3
Tax
85 of 122 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Benefits
21 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API