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John Whitby vs Nick Smith

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

Photograph of John Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales
vs
Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 408 shared comparable votes.

408 same votes 0 different votes 408 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
45 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
45 Aye 35 No
26 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
29 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
45 Aye 35 No
26 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
29 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

89.5 %
17 % above average
Rank 25 of 650
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 650
504
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,756
2,349 eligible divisions
260
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,005
57.2 % of votes cast
244
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
751
42.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

62
-9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Appearances
75
+3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 650
77
-49.2 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
Contributions
105
-21.2 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£189,571
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£189,571
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Education
88 of 95 votes
Defence
33 of 33 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API