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Nick Smith vs Alex Mayer

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

Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
vs
Photograph of Alex Mayer
Alex Mayer
Lab Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Alex Mayer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 463 shared comparable votes.

463 same votes 0 different votes 463 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
52 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
52 Aye 39 No
32 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
52 Aye 39 No
32 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 649
Participation
95.3%
23% above average
Rank 1 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
562
590 eligible divisions
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
281
50.0% of votes cast
763
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
281
50.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+13.2 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 649
Appearances
70
-11.8 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 649
125
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 649
Contributions
78
-64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,550
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£198,550
12% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Education
89 of 96 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 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
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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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