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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Patricia Ferguson

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 Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 200 shared comparable votes.

199 same votes 1 different votes 200 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
21 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 92% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 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

62.7%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 650
Participation
78.3%
6% above average
Rank 238 of 650
1,492
2,381 eligible divisions
Total votes
466
595 eligible divisions
853
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
50.6% of votes cast
639
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
230
49.4% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
18
3.9% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Appearances
91
+5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 650
425
+276.4 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650
Contributions
107
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 329 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
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 70 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
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
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