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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 315 shared comparable votes.

315 same votes 0 different votes 315 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
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 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
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 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

66.3 %
6 % below average
Rank 499 of 650
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 650
373
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,756
2,349 eligible divisions
185
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,005
57.2 % of votes cast
188
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
751
42.8 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

104
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 650
Appearances
75
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
116
-9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
Contributions
104
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650

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
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % above average
4
3 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
88 of 95 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 37 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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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