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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Melanie Ward

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 Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Melanie Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 192 shared comparable votes.

192 same votes 0 different votes 192 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
22 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

62.5%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 650
1,492
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
459
601 eligible divisions
853
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
49.2% of votes cast
639
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
233
50.8% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
Appearances
66
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
429
+279.9 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650
Contributions
91
-58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 375 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
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 70 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API