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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Peter Dowd

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen
vs
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Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,227 shared comparable votes.

1,221 same votes 6 different votes 1,227 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
106 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
106 Aye 71 No
106 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
106 Aye 63 No
59 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
59 Aye 60 No
32 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
27 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 13 No
Benefits 90% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 35 No
Trade 98% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
106 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
106 Aye 71 No
106 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
106 Aye 63 No
59 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
59 Aye 60 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
69.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 446 of 649
1,477
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
851
57.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
915
56.0 % of votes cast
626
42.4 % of votes cast
No votes
718
44.0 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
Appearances
41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
413
+274.7 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Contributions
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 43 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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