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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Sarah Gibson

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 Sarah Gibson
Sarah Gibson
LD Chippenham

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Sarah Gibson voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 145 shared comparable votes.

24 same votes 121 different votes 145 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 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 5 No
Transport 25% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 2 No
Housing 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 23% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 10 No
Tax 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 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 550 of 649
Participation
62.8%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 649
1,480
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
364
580 eligible divisions
851
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
193
53.0% of votes cast
629
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
171
47.0% of votes cast
10
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 649
Appearances
26
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
415
+277.9 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
Contributions
32
-105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 560 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
£230,135
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£230,135
2% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
180 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
45 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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