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Mark Sewards vs Nick Smith

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

Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley
vs
Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 362 shared comparable votes.

362 same votes 0 different votes 362 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
43 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
43 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
43 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

77.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 260 of 649
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 321 of 649
439
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,760
2,354 eligible divisions
207
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,009
57.3 % of votes cast
232
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
751
42.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

146
+70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 649
Appearances
91
+15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
158
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 649
Contributions
119
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % above average
8
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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Education
89 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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