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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Paulette Hamilton

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 Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 456 shared comparable votes.

456 same votes 0 different votes 456 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
19 Aye 50 No
Migration 100% aligned 69 shared votes
19 Aye 50 No
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 50 No
Migration 100% aligned 69 shared votes
19 Aye 50 No
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 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
75.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 305 of 648
1,457
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
837
1,106 eligible divisions
842
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
418
49.9 % of votes cast
615
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
419
50.1 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 648
Appearances
38
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 648
282
+173.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 648
Contributions
59
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 415 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
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Work / Employment
55 of 61 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Education
54 of 60 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#3
Migration
111 of 124 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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