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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Mr Peter Bedford

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
vs
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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 154 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 151 different votes 154 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
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 12 No
Tax 0% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 12 No
Tax 0% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 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
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,477
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
851
57.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
44.2 % of votes cast
626
42.4 % of votes cast
No votes
236
55.8 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
413
+274.7 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Contributions
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 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
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 43 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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