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Mike Kane vs Nick Smith

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

Photograph of Mike Kane
Mike Kane
Lab Wythenshawe and Sale East
vs
Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Mike Kane and Nick Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,405 shared comparable votes.

1,395 same votes 10 different votes 1,405 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
109 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
109 Aye 62 No
84 Aye 49 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 133 shared votes
84 Aye 49 No
33 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
33 Aye 81 No
45 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 62 shared votes
45 Aye 17 No
31 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 34 No
Trade 99% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
76 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 140 shared votes
76 Aye 64 No
109 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
109 Aye 62 No
84 Aye 49 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 133 shared votes
84 Aye 49 No
33 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
33 Aye 81 No

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

Voting record

72.2%
same as average
Rank 373 of 650
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 315 of 650
1,730
2,396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,789
2,396 eligible divisions
978
56.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,019
57.0% of votes cast
752
43.5% of votes cast
No votes
770
43.0% of votes cast
21
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
12 years, 8 months
Since 13 Feb 2014
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

39
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Appearances
92
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
54
-97.4 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 650
Contributions
120
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,395,924
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£291,311
29% above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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
62 of 67 votes
#1
Education
89 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 70 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
59 of 70 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 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
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye rebel
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
Aye
No rebel
Ten Minute Rule Motion: Abortion 23 Oct 2018
Aye
No rebel
Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) 13 Mar 2017
Aye
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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