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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Stephen Doughty

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 Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,217 shared comparable votes.

1,212 same votes 5 different votes 1,217 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
95 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
95 Aye 46 No
59 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
59 Aye 49 No
34 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
34 Aye 52 No
28 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
28 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 No
100 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 164 shared votes
97 Aye 67 No
95 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
95 Aye 46 No
59 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
59 Aye 49 No
34 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
34 Aye 52 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 650
Participation
66.4%
6% below average
Rank 492 of 650
1,501
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,596
2,405 eligible divisions
857
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
913
57.2% of votes cast
644
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
683
42.8% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

59
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Appearances
81
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
419
+262.4 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Contributions
400
+243.4 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
181 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
#2
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 6 (J Lewis) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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