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Mr Hamish Falconer vs Nick Smith

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

Photograph of Mr Hamish Falconer
Mr Hamish Falconer
Lab Lincoln
vs
Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Mr Hamish Falconer and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 303 shared comparable votes.

303 same votes 0 different votes 303 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
28 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

62.9%
10% below average
Rank 542 of 649
Participation
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 649
371
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
186
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
185
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
763
42.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

70
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
Appearances
95
+11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 650
614
+468.3 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650
Contributions
125
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£153,826
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£153,826
32% below average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11% above average
3
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Education
89 of 96 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Housing
25 of 32 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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