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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Victoria Atkins

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 Victoria Atkins
Victoria Atkins
Con Louth and Horncastle

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Victoria Atkins voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,269 shared comparable votes.

74 same votes 1,195 different votes 1,269 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
18 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
30 Aye 12 No
Energy 7% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
31 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 6% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 6% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
109 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 174 shared votes
69 Aye 105 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 31 No
Trade 0% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 26 No
Transport 0% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 12 No
Benefits 0% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 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
81.2%
9% above average
Rank 178 of 649
1,488
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,929
2,376 eligible divisions
852
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
934
48.4% of votes cast
636
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
995
51.6% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
14
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
19
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 599 of 649
418
+274.5 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
Contributions
30
-113.5 vs Commons average
Rank 572 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
£1,703,387
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£241,610
7% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
204 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Energy
61 of 70 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
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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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 (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
Aye
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
Aye
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
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