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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Sir Keir Starmer

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 Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Sir Keir Starmer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 809 shared comparable votes.

805 same votes 4 different votes 809 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
102 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
102 Aye 59 No
66 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
66 Aye 26 No
40 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 47 shared votes
19 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
102 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
102 Aye 59 No
66 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
66 Aye 26 No
40 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 47 shared votes
19 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 548 of 647
Participation
38.3 %
35 % below average
Rank 633 of 647
1,465
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
893
2,333 eligible divisions
843
57.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
545
61.0 % of votes cast
622
42.5 % of votes cast
No votes
348
39.0 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

39
-27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
Appearances
44
-22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
266
+148.2 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 650
Contributions
1,405
+1287.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 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
£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£232,065
3 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
3 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
161 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
51 of 88 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
25 of 45 votes
Defence
49 of 64 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#5
Transport
42 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
HS2: report stage: Third Reading 23 Mar 2016
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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