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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Pete Wishart

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 Pete Wishart
Pete Wishart
SNP Perth and Kinross-shire

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Pete Wishart voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 889 shared comparable votes.

827 same votes 62 different votes 889 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
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
33 Aye 57 No
Migration 99% aligned 90 shared votes
32 Aye 58 No
101 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 168 shared votes
98 Aye 70 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 19 No
Benefits 77% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
86 Aye 37 No
Tax 85% aligned 123 shared votes
78 Aye 45 No
17 Aye 6 No
Energy 87% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 3 No
Education 88% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 89% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 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 551 of 649
Participation
54.4 %
18 % below average
Rank 609 of 649
1,477
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,285
2,361 eligible divisions
851
57.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
714
55.6 % of votes cast
626
42.4 % of votes cast
No votes
571
44.4 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650
413
+274.7 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Contributions
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 279 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
£2,971,117
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,385
30 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 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
195 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
147 of 171 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 43 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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