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Nick Smith vs Andrew Western

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 Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 529 shared comparable votes.

529 same votes 0 different votes 529 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
54 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
54 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
13 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 59 shared votes
13 Aye 46 No
34 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
34 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
54 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
13 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 59 shared votes
13 Aye 46 No
34 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
34 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 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
74.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 648
1,720
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
677
909 eligible divisions
994
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
335
49.5 % of votes cast
726
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
342
50.5 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

62
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 648
Appearances
48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 648
90
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 648
Contributions
243
+135.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 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
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 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
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Benefits
31 of 35 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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