Torfaen

Current MP

Nick Thomas-Symonds

Labour

Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office

Efficiency 8.5/1011 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in Torfaen

Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.

• Do not introduce Digital ID cards4,850 local · 2,984,191 total
• Call a General Election4,135 local · 3,084,713 total
• Call an immediate general election1,670 local · 1,059,229 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants1,385 local · 720,772 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act863 local · 550,136 total
• Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only811 local · 195,930 total
• Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers771 local · 427,447 total
• Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures586 local · 257,938 total
• Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data426 local · 260,974 total
• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 420 local · 281,794 total
• Shut the migrant hotels down now and deport illegal migrants housed there358 local · 257,442 total
• Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!351 local · 229,772 total
• Reduce the maximum noise level for consumer fireworks from 120 to 90 decibels337 local · 184,376 total
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office323 local · 206,810 total
• Protect Northern Ireland Veterans from Prosecutions317 local · 209,956 total
• Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge306 local · 204,129 total
• Prohibit publishers irrevocably disabling video games they have already sold304 local · 189,887 total
• Review possible penalties for social media posts, including the use of prison303 local · 191,591 total
• Dissolve Parliament and call a General Election now!301 local · 221,477 total
• Make all forms of 'geo-engineering' affecting the environment illegal268 local · 160,631 total

About Torfaen

Torfaen is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in Wales and has a registered electorate of 71,738 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.