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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 578 shared comparable votes.

578 same votes 0 different votes 578 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
31 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 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
31 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 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

74.8%
2% above average
Rank 316 of 650
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 344 of 650
1,799
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
736
1,003 eligible divisions
1,024
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
357
48.5% of votes cast
775
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
379
51.5% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
3 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

94
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
Appearances
51
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
122
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
319
+157.0 vs Commons average
Rank 67 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
£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 80 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 19 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 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
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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