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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Matt Rodda

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

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Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen
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Matt Rodda
Lab Reading Central

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Matt Rodda voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,250 shared comparable votes.

1,248 same votes 2 different votes 1,250 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
97 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
97 Aye 64 No
57 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
57 Aye 54 No
36 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
36 Aye 66 No
29 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
36 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
36 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
94 Aye 48 No
Tax 99% aligned 142 shared votes
93 Aye 49 No
97 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
97 Aye 64 No
57 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
57 Aye 54 No
36 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
36 Aye 66 No
29 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 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 551 of 649
Participation
81.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 168 of 649
1,477
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,720
2,106 eligible divisions
851
57.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
941
54.7 % of votes cast
626
42.4 % of votes cast
No votes
779
45.3 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
Appearances
81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
413
+274.7 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Contributions
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 315 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
£1,641,237
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£254,181
12 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 54 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Education
70 of 76 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 43 votes
#5
Work / Employment
67 of 73 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No rebel
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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