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Mike Reader vs Nick Smith

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

Photograph of Mike Reader
Mike Reader
Lab Northampton South
vs
Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Mike Reader and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

337 same votes 1 different votes 338 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 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

72.5 %
same as average
Rank 376 of 650
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 650
408
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,756
2,349 eligible divisions
217
53.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,005
57.2 % of votes cast
191
46.8 % of votes cast
No votes
751
42.8 % of votes cast
11
2.7 % 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

58
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
Appearances
75
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
82
-43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Contributions
104
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£208,618
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£208,618
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % above average
17
4 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Education
88 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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