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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 205 shared comparable votes.

205 same votes 0 different votes 205 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
18 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 11 No
Migration 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 11 No
Migration 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

63.0 %
10 % below average
Rank 548 of 648
Participation
64.6 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 648
1,457
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
461
714 eligible divisions
842
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
49.0 % of votes cast
615
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
235
51.0 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 648
Appearances
74
+13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 648
282
+173.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 648
Contributions
329
+220.1 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
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
Trade
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
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