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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 562 shared comparable votes.

562 same votes 0 different votes 562 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
35 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
35 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
35 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
35 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

74.9%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 649
Participation
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
712
973 eligible divisions
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
348
48.9% of votes cast
763
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
364
51.1% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

95
+12.8 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
Appearances
45
-37.2 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 649
125
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 649
Contributions
298
+154.7 vs Commons average
Rank 58 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
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
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
Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Education
50 of 58 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
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