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Kirsteen Sullivan vs Nick Smith

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

Photograph of Kirsteen Sullivan
Kirsteen Sullivan
Lab Bathgate and Linlithgow
vs
Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Kirsteen Sullivan and Nick Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

377 same votes 5 different votes 382 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
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 95% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
56 Aye 28 No
Tax 99% aligned 84 shared votes
55 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

72.6%
same as average
Rank 364 of 650
Participation
74.9%
3% above average
Rank 312 of 650
458
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,810
2,417 eligible divisions
244
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,031
57.0% of votes cast
214
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
779
43.0% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

87
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 650
104
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
Contributions
122
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£198,590
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12% below average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11% above average
4
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
31 of 32 votes
#1
Education
89 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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