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Emma Hardy vs Nick Smith

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

Photograph of Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Lab Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
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Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Emma Hardy and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,251 shared comparable votes.

1,246 same votes 5 different votes 1,251 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
99 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
99 Aye 51 No
63 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 134 shared votes
63 Aye 71 No
82 Aye 47 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 129 shared votes
82 Aye 47 No
22 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
22 Aye 71 No
31 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
99 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
99 Aye 51 No
63 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 134 shared votes
63 Aye 71 No
82 Aye 47 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 129 shared votes
82 Aye 47 No
22 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
22 Aye 71 No
31 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

70.3%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 650
Participation
74.8%
2% above average
Rank 317 of 650
1,511
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,405 eligible divisions
811
53.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.9% of votes cast
700
46.3% of votes cast
No votes
775
43.1% of votes cast
10
0.7% 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

85
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
Appearances
96
+7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
435
+280.4 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
Contributions
125
-29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£312,134
38% above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
6
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

Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#1
Education
89 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
161 of 189 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 47 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
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
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
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: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API