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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Seema Malhotra

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 Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,238 shared comparable votes.

1,238 same votes 0 different votes 1,238 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
110 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
110 Aye 68 No
107 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
107 Aye 57 No
53 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
53 Aye 53 No
34 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
34 Aye 69 No
32 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
110 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
110 Aye 68 No
107 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
107 Aye 57 No
53 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
53 Aye 53 No
34 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
34 Aye 69 No
32 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 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 551 of 649
Participation
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 464 of 649
1,477
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,605
2,361 eligible divisions
851
57.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
904
56.3 % of votes cast
626
42.4 % of votes cast
No votes
701
43.7 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
14 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
Appearances
55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
413
+274.7 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Contributions
327
+188.7 vs Commons average
Rank 49 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
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 43 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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