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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Valerie Vaz

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,365 shared comparable votes.

1,364 same votes 1 different votes 1,365 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
112 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 179 shared votes
112 Aye 67 No
111 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
111 Aye 65 No
68 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
68 Aye 61 No
35 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
35 Aye 72 No
31 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
112 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 179 shared votes
112 Aye 67 No
111 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
111 Aye 65 No
68 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
68 Aye 61 No
35 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
35 Aye 72 No
31 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 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 551 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
1,477
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
851
57.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
626
42.4 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
Appearances
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
413
+274.7 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Contributions
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 43 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API