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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Taiwo Owatemi

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 Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 745 shared comparable votes.

745 same votes 0 different votes 745 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
46 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 88 shared votes
46 Aye 42 No
59 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
59 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 69 shared votes
29 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 88 shared votes
46 Aye 42 No
59 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
59 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 69 shared votes
29 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 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
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 327 of 650
1,502
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
1,688 eligible divisions
858
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
53.2% of votes cast
644
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
587
46.8% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

59
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Appearances
4
-89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 650
400
+238.0 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 650
Contributions
4
-158.0 vs Commons average
Rank 629 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
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
181 of 212 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
#2
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
156 of 178 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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