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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 880 shared comparable votes.

879 same votes 1 different votes 880 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
64 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
64 Aye 35 No
44 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
44 Aye 49 No
27 Aye 62 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
27 Aye 62 No
31 Aye 32 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
64 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
64 Aye 35 No
44 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
44 Aye 49 No
27 Aye 62 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
27 Aye 62 No
31 Aye 32 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 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
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
1,488
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
852
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
636
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

55
-27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
Appearances
53
-29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 649
418
+275.1 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 649
Contributions
78
-64.9 vs Commons average
Rank 404 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
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
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