Compare

Nick Smith vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 522 shared comparable votes.

522 same votes 0 different votes 522 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
62 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
62 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 38 shared votes
10 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
62 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
62 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 38 shared votes
10 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

74.8%
2% above average
Rank 316 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 650
1,799
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
626
789 eligible divisions
1,024
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
319
51.0% of votes cast
775
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
307
49.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

94
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
Appearances
85
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
122
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
96
-66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Education
89 of 96 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
12 of 12 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#4
Energy
24 of 25 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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