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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,181 shared comparable votes.

54 same votes 1,127 different votes 1,181 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
8 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
27 Aye 9 No
Energy 8% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 4% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
100 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 165 shared votes
67 Aye 98 No
Most different by topic
107 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 160 shared votes
53 Aye 107 No
26 Aye 28 No
Trade 0% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 26 No
Transport 0% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 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 549 of 649
Participation
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 314 of 649
1,488
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
852
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
838
47.1% of votes cast
636
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
941
52.9% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 649
Appearances
171
+87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 649
419
+273.1 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
Contributions
191
+45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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
188 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 322 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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