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Joe Robertson vs Nick Smith

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

Photograph of Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East
vs
Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and Nick Smith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 344 different votes 353 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
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
33 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
51 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
51 Aye 33 No
12 Aye 28 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 649
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 318 of 649
432
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,767
2,361 eligible divisions
193
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,012
57.3 % of votes cast
239
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
755
42.7 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

153
+75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649
Appearances
92
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 649
254
+116.4 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Contributions
120
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

Housing
27 of 31 votes
#1
Education
89 of 96 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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