Nick Thomas-Symonds
- Constituency
- Torfaen
- Region
- Wales
- Member since
- 7 May 2015
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