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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Paul Holmes

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
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Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Paul Holmes voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 822 shared comparable votes.

48 same votes 774 different votes 822 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 3 No
Energy 10% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 7% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 8 No
Education 5% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 89 shared votes
42 Aye 47 No
24 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
14 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 20 No
Trade 0% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 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
85.0%
12% above average
Rank 93 of 649
1,488
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,410
1,658 eligible divisions
852
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
702
49.8% of votes cast
636
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
708
50.2% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

55
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
Appearances
112
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 649
418
+274.5 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
Contributions
385
+241.5 vs Commons average
Rank 39 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
£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£234,722
4% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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