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Martin Rhodes vs Nick Smith

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

Photograph of Martin Rhodes
Martin Rhodes
Lab Glasgow North
vs
Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Martin Rhodes and Nick Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 423 shared comparable votes.

420 same votes 3 different votes 423 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
46 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
46 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
46 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 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

83.2%
11% above average
Rank 126 of 650
Participation
74.8%
2% above average
Rank 316 of 650
516
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,799
2,406 eligible divisions
245
47.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.9% of votes cast
271
52.5% of votes cast
No votes
775
43.1% of votes cast
10
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

87
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
94
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
106
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Contributions
122
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£133,441
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£133,441
41% below average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Education
89 of 96 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API