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Keir Mather vs Nick Smith

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

Photograph of Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby
vs
Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Keir Mather and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 404 shared comparable votes.

404 same votes 0 different votes 404 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
42 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
42 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 21 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
42 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 21 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 648
Participation
74.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 335 of 648
552
732 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,720
2,312 eligible divisions
275
49.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
994
57.8 % of votes cast
277
50.2 % of votes cast
No votes
726
42.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 10 months
Since 20 Jul 2023
Commons service
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 648
Appearances
62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 648
249
+140.1 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 648
Contributions
90
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£451,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£306,391
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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

Defence
23 of 23 votes
#1
Education
88 of 95 votes
Education
49 of 51 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Transport
23 of 25 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 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
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API