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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Yvette Cooper

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 Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,235 shared comparable votes.

1,230 same votes 5 different votes 1,235 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
108 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 No
83 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
83 Aye 45 No
58 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
58 Aye 57 No
34 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
34 Aye 69 No
32 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
32 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
108 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 No
83 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
83 Aye 45 No
58 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
58 Aye 57 No
34 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
34 Aye 69 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
62.8%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
1,501
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,510
2,405 eligible divisions
857
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
864
57.2% of votes cast
644
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
646
42.8% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

59
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Appearances
93
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
419
+262.4 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Contributions
1,172
+1015.4 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
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
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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
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