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Leigh Ingham vs Nick Smith

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

Photograph of Leigh Ingham
Leigh Ingham
Lab Stafford
vs
Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Leigh Ingham and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

335 same votes 0 different votes 335 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
35 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

66.9%
6% below average
Rank 479 of 649
Participation
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 649
395
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
195
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
200
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
763
42.9% of votes cast
2
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

113
+29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 649
Appearances
95
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 649
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 649
Contributions
125
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£240,870
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£240,870
6% above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11% above average
3
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Education
89 of 96 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Housing
30 of 32 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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