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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Richard Baker

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


Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Richard Baker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 192 shared comparable votes.

191 same votes 1 different votes 192 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
22 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 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 650
Participation
73.9%
1% above average
Rank 336 of 650
1,513
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
466
631 eligible divisions
866
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
47.9% of votes cast
647
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
243
52.1% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
Appearances
87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
405
+240.4 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650
Contributions
107
-57.6 vs Commons average
Rank 364 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
£179,133
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£179,133
21% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
181 of 212 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API