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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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 Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 178 shared comparable votes.

178 same votes 0 different votes 178 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
17 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 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 549 of 649
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
1,488
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
590 eligible divisions
852
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.0% of votes cast
636
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
199
49.0% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 649
Appearances
40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
419
+273.1 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
Contributions
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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