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Ms Marie Rimmer vs Nick Smith

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

Photograph of Ms Marie Rimmer
Ms Marie Rimmer
Lab St Helens South and Whiston
vs
Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Ms Marie Rimmer and Nick Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,372 shared comparable votes.

1,355 same votes 17 different votes 1,372 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
116 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 175 shared votes
116 Aye 59 No
90 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 140 shared votes
90 Aye 50 No
22 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 90 shared votes
22 Aye 68 No
46 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 70 shared votes
46 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
30 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 20 No
Benefits 87% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 13 No
Energy 97% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 22 No
Housing 98% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
51 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 118 shared votes
51 Aye 67 No
116 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 175 shared votes
116 Aye 59 No

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

Voting record

69.8%
3% below average
Rank 431 of 650
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 650
1,675
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,794
2,401 eligible divisions
891
53.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,020
56.9% of votes cast
784
46.8% of votes cast
No votes
774
43.1% of votes cast
32
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

11
-76.2 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Appearances
92
+4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
13
-139.0 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Contributions
120
-32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,944,981
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£257,584
14% above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11% above average
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
68 of 76 votes
#1
Education
89 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
65 of 76 votes
Education
77 of 96 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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 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
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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