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Nick Thomas-Symonds

Labour MP for Torfaen, since 7 May 2015

The Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds is the Labour MP for Torfaen, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

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Scorecard

37.0% Attendance In the least-present tenth of MPs who vote
213 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
362 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
9 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
9 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
641 Debates spoken in 403 written questions tabled

Ranked 614 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
4 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 392–116
3 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading Aye 458–104
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Youth unemployment No 91–287
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory No 103–284
28 Jan 2026 Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 294–108
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 No vote 88–310
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 No vote 61–311
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 No 91–378
21 Jan 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 Aye 373–106
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading No vote 316–194
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No vote 195–317
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 No vote 191–326
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Aye 347–184
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Aye 347–185
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Aye 344–182
20 Jan 2026 Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 No vote 319–127
14 Jan 2026 Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 deferred division Aye 301–110
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 No vote 172–334
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 No vote 181–335
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part No vote 344–173
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 No vote 187–351
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 No vote 184–331
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part No vote 348–167
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 No 188–341
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 No 185–344

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

1. Employment and earnings

Payment: £496.08 Royalties for a previously published book
Received on: 26 June 2026. Hours: No additional hours.
Ultimate payer: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Publisher), 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP
(Registered 27 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Payment: £101.82 Royalties for two books written before entering Parliament
Received on: 26 June 2026. Hours: no additional hours.
Ultimate payer: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd (Publisher), Carmelite House, 50 Victoria Embankment, London EC4Y 0DZ
(Registered 27 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Payment: £529.27 Royalty payments for a previously published book
Received on: 25 November 2025. Hours: No extra hours.
Ultimate payer: Weidenfeld & Nicolson United Kingdom, Orion Publishing Group (Publisher), Carmelite House, 50 Victoria Embankment, London EC47 0DZ
(Registered 28 November 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

Payment: £946.34 Royalties for books written before entering Parliament.
Received on: 29 July 2025. Hours: no additional hours.
Ultimate payer: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Publisher), 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DB
(Registered 8 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

Role, work or services: Royalties for books
Payer: The Wylie Agency (UK) Ltd, 17 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3JA

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: BBC
Address of donor: Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London W1A 1AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Associated with an appearance on Any Questions, car travel to and from my constituency to Stogursey and District Victory Village Hall, near Bridgwater, Somerset. Value is estimated, value £160
Date received: 22 August 2025
Date accepted: 22 August 2025
Donor status: company, registration RC000057
(Registered 26 August 2025)

On the register since 23 Oct 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Honorary Fellowship of St Edmund Hall, Oxford University. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 2 June 2025
(Registered 2 June 2025)

On the register since 8 Jul 2026

Member of the Neighbourhood Board for Cwmbran in my capacity as the local MP. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 8 May 2024
(Registered 21 May 2024; updated 1 May 2025)

On the register since 13 May 2025

Barrister, not currently practising.
(Registered 3 June 2015)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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Debates

641 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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