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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Rebecca Smith

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 Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 123 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 109 different votes 123 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
4 Aye 3 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 11 No
Tax 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 11 No
Tax 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 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
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
1,488
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
590 eligible divisions
852
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
196
47.1% of votes cast
636
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
220
52.9% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

55
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 649
Appearances
146
+64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
418
+275.7 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 649
Contributions
264
+121.7 vs Commons average
Rank 74 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
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Tax
88 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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