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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 480 shared comparable votes.

480 same votes 0 different votes 480 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
20 Aye 51 No
Migration 100% aligned 71 shared votes
20 Aye 51 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
14 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 51 No
Migration 100% aligned 71 shared votes
20 Aye 51 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
14 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 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
75.5%
3% above average
Rank 299 of 649
1,488
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
883
1,170 eligible divisions
852
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
435
49.3% of votes cast
636
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
448
50.7% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
4 years, 6 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

55
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 649
Appearances
61
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 649
418
+275.5 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
Contributions
80
-62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 395 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
£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
1
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
57 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Education
55 of 61 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 126 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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