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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Nick Smith

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,484 shared comparable votes.

1,478 same votes 6 different votes 1,484 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
111 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
111 Aye 66 No
77 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 147 shared votes
77 Aye 70 No
28 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
28 Aye 80 No
49 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 74 shared votes
49 Aye 25 No
33 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
33 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
88 Aye 52 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 140 shared votes
90 Aye 50 No
111 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
111 Aye 66 No
77 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 147 shared votes
77 Aye 70 No
28 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
28 Aye 80 No
49 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 74 shared votes
49 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

76.3%
4% above average
Rank 279 of 649
Participation
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
1,005
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
807
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
763
42.9% of votes cast
18
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 649
Appearances
95
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 649
159
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 649
Contributions
125
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34% above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11% above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Education
89 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye rebel
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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