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Mary Kelly Foy vs Nick Smith

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

Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy
Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
vs
Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Nick Smith voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 943 shared comparable votes.

923 same votes 20 different votes 943 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
29 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 85 shared votes
29 Aye 56 No
27 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 43 shared votes
13 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 19 No
Benefits 87% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 15 No
Trade 97% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
39 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 105 shared votes
40 Aye 65 No
38 Aye 16 No
Education 98% aligned 54 shared votes
39 Aye 15 No
98 Aye 34 No
Tax 99% aligned 132 shared votes
97 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 486 of 650
Participation
74.9%
3% above average
Rank 312 of 650
1,133
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,810
2,417 eligible divisions
572
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,031
57.0% of votes cast
561
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
779
43.0% of votes cast
30
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

60
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 650
72
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 650
Contributions
122
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27% above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#1
Education
89 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 63 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No rebel
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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