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Darren Jones vs Nick Smith

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

Photograph of Darren Jones
Darren Jones
Lab Bristol North West
vs
Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Darren Jones and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,175 shared comparable votes.

1,170 same votes 5 different votes 1,175 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
100 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
100 Aye 51 No
79 Aye 47 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 126 shared votes
79 Aye 47 No
33 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
33 Aye 73 No
49 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 102 shared votes
49 Aye 53 No
33 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 58 shared votes
33 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 30 No
Trade 98% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
100 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
100 Aye 51 No
79 Aye 47 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 126 shared votes
79 Aye 47 No
33 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
33 Aye 73 No
49 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 102 shared votes
49 Aye 53 No

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

Voting record

65.6%
7% below average
Rank 509 of 650
Participation
74.8%
2% above average
Rank 316 of 650
1,411
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,799
2,406 eligible divisions
775
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.9% of votes cast
636
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
775
43.1% of votes cast
5
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

47
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
Appearances
96
+6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
578
+422.0 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
Contributions
125
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,991,343
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£327,479
45% above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
4
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
75 of 82 votes
#1
Education
89 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
167 of 189 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Migration
142 of 163 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 47 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Trade
70 of 90 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 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
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
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Aye
Cross-Border Trade Resolution: Amendment (e) 20 Nov 2017
Trade
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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