Nick Thomas-Symonds
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Torfaen · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torfaen | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Torfaen | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 7 May 2015 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office | Government | 8 July 2024 | 20 July 2026 |
| Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office) | Opposition | 4 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade | Opposition | 29 November 2021 | 4 September 2023 |
| Shadow Home Secretary | Opposition | 5 April 2020 | 29 November 2021 |
| Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Security) | Opposition | 3 July 2017 | 5 April 2020 |
| Shadow Solicitor General | Opposition | 9 October 2016 | 5 April 2020 |
| Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) | Opposition | 18 September 2015 | 27 June 2016 |
Voting participation
577th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 104 | 44.1% |
| 2025 | 322 | 106 | 32.9% |
| 2024 | 200 | 89 | 44.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 160 | 62.5% |
| 2022 | 251 | 175 | 69.7% |
| 2021 | 242 | 202 | 83.5% |
| 2020 | 190 | 140 | 73.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 729 | 68.3% |
| 59th | 631 | 249 | 39.5% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
351st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 266 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 329 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 163 | 25 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 11 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 50 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 93 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 116 | 50 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
No data for this measure.
Committee membership history
- Welsh Grand Committee 2022–2024
Hansard activity
92nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2015
- – Became MP for Torfaen
- – Joined Labour
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
2016
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Solicitor General
2017
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Security)
2020
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Home Secretary
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Security)
- – Left role: Shadow Solicitor General
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade
- – Left role: Shadow Home Secretary
2022
- – Joined Welsh Grand Committee
2023
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
- – Became MP for Torfaen
- – Appointed: Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
2026
- – Left role: Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Constituency: Torfaen
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.