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Alex Brewer vs Nick Smith

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Alex Brewer
Alex Brewer
LD North East Hampshire
vs
Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Alex Brewer and Nick Smith voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 290 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 248 different votes 290 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 1 No
Energy 60% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 36% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 25 No
Education 2% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 33 No
Tax 5% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
1 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 13 shared votes
13 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

65.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 650
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 650
367
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,756
2,349 eligible divisions
201
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,005
57.2 % of votes cast
166
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
751
42.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

36
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 650
Appearances
75
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
39
-86.8 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 650
Contributions
104
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£198,635
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£198,635
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % above average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Education
88 of 95 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
Education
41 of 49 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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