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Mark Garnier vs Nick Smith

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

Photograph of Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest
vs
Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Nick Smith voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,437 shared comparable votes.

76 same votes 1,361 different votes 1,437 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
15 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
57 Aye 82 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 139 shared votes
89 Aye 50 No
18 Aye 22 No
Energy 5% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
72 Aye 32 No
Migration 5% aligned 104 shared votes
29 Aye 75 No
14 Aye 32 No
Benefits 4% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 35 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 31 No
Housing 0% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
29 Aye 20 No
Transport 0% aligned 49 shared votes
20 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

83.5%
11% above average
Rank 121 of 649
Participation
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,985
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
970
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
1,015
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
763
42.9% of votes cast
25
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

74
-8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 649
Appearances
95
+12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
121
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 262 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

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15% above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11% above average
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
4
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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Education
89 of 96 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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