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Nick Smith vs Andrew Griffith

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 Andrew Griffith
Andrew Griffith
Con Arundel and South Downs

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Andrew Griffith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 936 shared comparable votes.

27 same votes 909 different votes 936 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 72 No
Migration 4% aligned 100 shared votes
68 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 6 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
29 Aye 10 No
Education 3% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No
48 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 113 shared votes
66 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 12 No
Benefits 0% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 14 No
Housing 0% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

74.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 335 of 648
Participation
79.6 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 648
1,720
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,269
1,594 eligible divisions
994
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
50.0 % of votes cast
726
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
635
50.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

62
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 648
Appearances
31
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 648
90
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 648
Contributions
45
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,237,293
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£285,103
26 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
15
7 registered categories
0
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
88 of 95 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 152 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
49 of 58 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
Aye
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading 12 Oct 2022
Aye
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