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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Matthew Pennycook

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


Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,438 shared comparable votes.

1,425 same votes 13 different votes 1,438 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
113 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
113 Aye 68 No
112 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 180 shared votes
112 Aye 68 No
72 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 137 shared votes
72 Aye 65 No
36 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
36 Aye 71 No
32 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 37 No
Trade 99% aligned 69 shared votes
33 Aye 36 No
113 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
113 Aye 68 No
112 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 180 shared votes
112 Aye 68 No
72 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 137 shared votes
72 Aye 65 No
36 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
36 Aye 71 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 650
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 650
1,492
2,391 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,966
2,391 eligible divisions
853
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,091
55.5% of votes cast
639
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
875
44.5% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
Appearances
152
+65.1 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 650
433
+281.6 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Contributions
645
+493.6 vs Commons average
Rank 9 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
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
180 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 70 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API