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Nick Thomas-Symonds
MP for Torfaen
Labour (Co-op)Government
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
About This MP
AI-generatedNick Thomas-Symonds is the Labour and Co-operative MP for Torfaen, first elected in 2015. He is the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, a role he has held since July 2024. He has held multiple shadow frontbench roles and has served on the Justice Committee and Welsh Grand Committee during his parliamentary career.
Voting Patterns
Thomas-Symonds votes consistently with his party, showing 100% party loyalty, and his attendance is recorded at 63% (above his party's average of 33%). He has four rebel votes against the party and sits towards the centre of the political spectrum.
Notable Positions
- Supports welfare expansion and NHS funding (votes for Universal Credit and NHS funding).
- Favors regulation of bus services.
- Opposes stricter immigration controls and the asylum system, and opposes the Rwanda deportation scheme.
- Generally votes against expanding trade union powers.
Financial Interests
Declared financial interests total ten entries, covering ad hoc payments and other employment earnings, miscellaneous items, and gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources.
Generated 21 February 2026
100%
Party Loyalty
63%
Attendance
4
Rebel Votes
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Total Votes
Political Position
LEFTRIGHT
Centrist(50)
Based on 253 votesCareer & Roles
9 positions
Current
Government
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Since Jul 2024
Previous
Opposition
Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Committee
Welsh Grand Committee
Jan 2022 - May 2024
Opposition
Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade
Nov 2021 - Sept 2023
Opposition
Shadow Home Secretary
Apr 2020 - Nov 2021
Opposition
Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Security)
Jul 2017 - Apr 2020
Opposition
Shadow Solicitor General
Oct 2016 - Apr 2020
Voting Stances
Based on parliamentary votes
Universal Credit
Generally againsthas generally voted against universal credit
198 votes
Immigration controls
Generally againsthas generally voted against immigration controls
167 votes
Bus services regulation
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
110 votes
VAT changes
Generally againsthas generally voted against vat changes
96 votes
Asylum system
Generally againsthas generally voted against asylum system
75 votes
Transgender rights
Generally againsthas generally voted against transgender rights
72 votes
Trade union powers
Strongly againsthas almost always voted against trade union powers
66 votes
NHS funding
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on nhs funding
49 votes
Financial Interests
10 declarations · £2,789 total
Recent Rebel Votes
Recent Votes
ABSENT
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
ABSENT
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
11 Feb 2026277 Aye143 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
11 Feb 2026362 Aye107 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
4 Feb 2026392 Aye116 No
AYE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
3 Feb 2026458 Aye