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Nick Smith vs Andy Burnham

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 Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham
Lab Makerfield

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Andy Burnham voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 105 shared comparable votes.

105 same votes 0 different votes 105 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
9 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 2 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 2 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

74.7%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 650
Participation
48.1%
24% below average
Rank 625 of 650
1,783
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
26
54 eligible divisions
1,018
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
15
57.7% of votes cast
765
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
11
42.3% 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 months
Since 18 Jun 2026

Debates

95
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
Appearances
13
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 650
125
-24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650
Contributions
480
+330.9 vs Commons average
Rank 26 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
£1,183,202
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£84,964
62% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
34
8 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
Environment / Climate
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
4 of 5 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Trade
4 of 6 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 70 votes
#4
Work / Employment
3 of 5 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
4 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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