Nick Thomas-Symonds

Nick Thomas-Symonds

Labour (Co-op) Sitting member
Constituency
Torfaen
Region
Wales
Member since
7 May 2015

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This parliament

Voting participation
40%
Debates contributed to
134
Registered interests
7
Declared value
£12,237

Record last updated 7 Nov 2026

Nick Thomas-Symonds is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Torfaen, elected in May 2015 and re-elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024. He is among the longest serving 25% of MPs and the longest serving 25% of Labour (Co-op) MPs. Thomas-Symonds has cast 249 votes from 626 eligible divisions, a participation rate of 40%, placing him in the bottom 10% of MPs by voting participation and the bottom 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs by votes cast; he is also in the bottom 25% of MPs elected in 2015 by votes cast. He has made 1,086 contributions across 134 debates, with his top debate topics being Foreign Affairs & Defence, Justice & Law, and Other / Procedural, while his top voting topics are Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers

Summary generated on 06/11/2026 (View details)

VOTING PARTICIPATION

249 / 626

39.78%

Ranked #608 of 655 MPs (7th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

134 / 12881

1086 total contributions

Ranked #393 of 655 MPs (40th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

7

£12,237.12

£

Ranked #433 of 655 MPs (34th percentile)

PARLIAMENTARY RECORD

The Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds is the Labour MP for Torfaen, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. He currently holds the Government post of Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office.

Constituencies

  • Torfaen May 2015 – present · 4 terms

Posts held

  • Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office Jul 2024 – Jul 2026
  • Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office) Sep 2023 – May 2024 · Opposition
  • Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade Nov 2021 – Sep 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 · Opposition
  • Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) Sep 2015 – Jun 2016 · Opposition