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David Mundell vs Nick Smith

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

Photograph of David Mundell
David Mundell
Con Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
vs
Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

David Mundell and Nick Smith voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,180 shared comparable votes.

63 same votes 1,117 different votes 1,180 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
16 Aye 19 No
Energy 9% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
55 Aye 79 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 134 shared votes
86 Aye 48 No
52 Aye 30 No
Migration 5% aligned 82 shared votes
28 Aye 54 No
8 Aye 33 No
Benefits 5% aligned 41 shared votes
31 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 37 No
Education 4% aligned 51 shared votes
39 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 23 No
Housing 0% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 22 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

67.7%
5% below average
Rank 470 of 649
Participation
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,609
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
769
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
840
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
763
42.9% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

121
+38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 649
Appearances
95
+12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
123
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 649
Contributions
125
-18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,330,205
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£330,224
46% above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11% above average
10
4 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

Brexit / EU
201 of 211 votes
#1
Education
89 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Trade
73 of 91 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Migration
130 of 171 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 48 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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