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Josh Newbury vs Nick Smith

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


Voting alignment

Josh Newbury and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 402 shared comparable votes.

400 same votes 2 different votes 402 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
52 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
52 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
52 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

84.6%
12% above average
Rank 105 of 649
Participation
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 649
499
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
263
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
236
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
763
42.9% of votes cast
13
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

119
+36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 649
Appearances
95
+12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
140
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 649
Contributions
125
-18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£109,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£109,414
52% below average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Education
89 of 96 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API