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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Shabana Mahmood

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 Shabana Mahmood
Shabana Mahmood
Lab Birmingham Ladywood

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Shabana Mahmood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,082 shared comparable votes.

1,082 same votes 0 different votes 1,082 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
112 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 180 shared votes
112 Aye 68 No
89 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
89 Aye 44 No
59 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
59 Aye 49 No
22 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 74 shared votes
22 Aye 52 No
23 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
112 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 180 shared votes
112 Aye 68 No
89 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
89 Aye 44 No
59 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
59 Aye 49 No
22 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 74 shared votes
22 Aye 52 No
23 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 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
54.4 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 648
1,457
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,257
2,312 eligible divisions
842
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
725
57.7 % of votes cast
615
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
532
42.3 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 648
Appearances
35
-25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 648
282
+173.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 648
Contributions
544
+435.1 vs Commons average
Rank 8 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
£2,874,401
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£287,702
27 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
182 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#3
Trade
58 of 88 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
28 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
29 of 45 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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