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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Sarah Olney

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 Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Sarah Olney voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 799 shared comparable votes.

690 same votes 109 different votes 799 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
18 Aye 60 No
Migration 100% aligned 78 shared votes
18 Aye 60 No
19 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 41% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
57 Aye 35 No
Tax 66% aligned 92 shared votes
58 Aye 34 No
17 Aye 17 No
Benefits 71% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 71% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 9 No
Housing 76% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

63.0 %
10 % below average
Rank 548 of 648
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 648
1,457
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
842
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
606
53.5 % of votes cast
615
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
526
46.5 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

38
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 648
Appearances
119
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 648
265
+157.1 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 648
Contributions
140
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 50 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
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