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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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 Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,154 shared comparable votes.

70 same votes 1,084 different votes 1,154 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
24 Aye 10 No
Energy 9% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
111 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 171 shared votes
64 Aye 107 No
17 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 15 No
Benefits 6% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 48 No
Migration 5% aligned 77 shared votes
46 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
33 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 52 shared votes
19 Aye 33 No
20 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 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
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,488
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
852
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
636
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

55
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
Appearances
60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
418
+274.5 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
Contributions
66
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 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
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
16
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
197 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
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 Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading 12 Oct 2022
Aye
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