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Jeff Smith vs Nick Timothy

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

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Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
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Photograph of Nick Timothy
Nick Timothy
Con West Suffolk

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Nick Timothy voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 292 different votes 296 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
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
38 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
30 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
30 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
6 % above average
Rank 228 of 648
Participation
68.8 %
4 % below average
Rank 461 of 648
1,837
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
362
526 eligible divisions
1,009
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
168
46.4 % of votes cast
828
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
194
53.6 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

16
-44.4 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 648
Appearances
90
+29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 648
21
-87.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 648
Contributions
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,714
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,714
14 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Tax
85 of 108 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
17 of 22 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
46 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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