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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 1,226 shared comparable votes.

1,223 same votes 3 different votes 1,226 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
107 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
107 Aye 67 No
83 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
83 Aye 45 No
57 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
57 Aye 54 No
34 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
34 Aye 69 No
31 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
107 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
107 Aye 67 No
83 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
83 Aye 45 No
57 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
57 Aye 54 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

62.6%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 649
Participation
62.8%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
1,485
2,373 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,491
2,373 eligible divisions
852
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
853
57.2% of votes cast
633
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
638
42.8% of votes cast
10
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

55
-25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 649
Appearances
73
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
418
+277.4 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 649
Contributions
1,081
+940.4 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
5
3 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
180 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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