MP for Torfaen
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
“A centrist Labour MP with strong attendance and near-total party loyalty, now holding a senior government post in the Cabinet Office.”
Nick Thomas-Symonds is the Labour and Co-operative MP for Torfaen, first elected in 2015. He currently serves as Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, a role he has held since July 2024, and has built a career across a range of shadow ministerial positions and committee assignments.
Thomas-Symonds votes with his party on the vast majority of issues, giving him 100% party loyalty. He attends votes more often than the party average and has four rebel votes. In policy areas, he has backed Universal Credit and NHS funding, supported regulation of bus services, and generally opposed tighter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme, with mixed positions on transgender rights and prison policy.
Thomas-Symonds has declared 10 financial interests, including earnings from employment and ad hoc payments, miscellaneous entries, and gifts or hospitality from UK sources.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 33%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
9 positions
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Since Jul 2024
Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Welsh Grand Committee
Jan 2022 - May 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade
Nov 2021 - Sept 2023
Shadow Home Secretary
Apr 2020 - Nov 2021
Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Security)
Jul 2017 - Apr 2020
Shadow Solicitor General
Oct 2016 - Apr 2020
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
NOUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
NOUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
AYEDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment
NOOpposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory
NODraft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025
AYEDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
AYEDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
