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James Murray vs Nick Smith

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

Photograph of James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North
vs
Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

James Murray and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,033 shared comparable votes.

1,032 same votes 1 different votes 1,033 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
106 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 160 shared votes
106 Aye 54 No
52 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
52 Aye 65 No
30 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
30 Aye 75 No
38 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 54 shared votes
38 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
106 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 160 shared votes
106 Aye 54 No
52 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
52 Aye 65 No
30 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
30 Aye 75 No
38 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 54 shared votes
38 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 354 of 649
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 318 of 649
1,204
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,767
2,361 eligible divisions
643
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,012
57.3 % of votes cast
561
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
755
42.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
Appearances
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
707
+568.7 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
Contributions
119
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£293,355
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % above average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
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

Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#1
Education
89 of 96 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Migration
132 of 154 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Education
58 of 69 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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