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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Sojan Joseph

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
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Photograph of Sojan Joseph
Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 192 shared comparable votes.

192 same votes 0 different votes 192 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
22 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 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
93.3 %
20 % above average
Rank 10 of 648
1,457
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
491
526 eligible divisions
842
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
256
52.1 % of votes cast
615
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
235
47.9 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 648
Appearances
58
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 648
282
+173.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 648
Contributions
74
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 324 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
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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
Education
49 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#5
Transport
21 of 21 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
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
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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