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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Shockat Adam

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 Shockat Adam
Shockat Adam
Ind Leicester South

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Shockat Adam voted the same way 47% of the time, based on 129 shared comparable votes.

61 same votes 68 different votes 129 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
3 Aye 3 No
Transport 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 3 No
Housing 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 43% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 10 No
Tax 21% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 33% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 3 No
Defence 38% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 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
58.4 %
14 % below average
Rank 583 of 649
1,477
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
336
575 eligible divisions
851
57.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
182
54.2 % of votes cast
626
42.4 % of votes cast
No votes
154
45.8 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 649
Appearances
173
+95.4 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 649
413
+275.1 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
Contributions
185
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 137 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
£230,874
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£230,874
2 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Defence
23 of 34 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Education
31 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 43 votes
#5
Migration
8 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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