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David Smith vs Charlotte Nichols

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


Voting alignment

David Smith and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 380 shared comparable votes.

375 same votes 5 different votes 380 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
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

71.3%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 650
Participation
76.8%
4% above average
Rank 267 of 650
450
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,305
1,699 eligible divisions
222
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
668
51.2% of votes cast
228
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
637
48.8% of votes cast
16
3.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

96
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
Appearances
10
-84.5 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 650
138
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
Contributions
12
-152.5 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£182,965
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

#1
Education
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Housing
50 of 54 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
55 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API