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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Ms Diane Abbott

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 Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,159 shared comparable votes.

1,142 same votes 17 different votes 1,159 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
108 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
108 Aye 65 No
101 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
101 Aye 53 No
33 Aye 48 No
Migration 100% aligned 81 shared votes
33 Aye 48 No
28 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 20 No
Benefits 81% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 93% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 96% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 9 No
Energy 97% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 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
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,457
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
842
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
615
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

38
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
265
+157.1 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 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
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
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