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Nick Smith vs Angela Rayner

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 Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner
Lab Ashton-under-Lyne

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Angela Rayner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,334 shared comparable votes.

1,329 same votes 5 different votes 1,334 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
105 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
105 Aye 47 No
87 Aye 49 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 136 shared votes
87 Aye 49 No
61 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
61 Aye 68 No
22 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 91 shared votes
22 Aye 69 No
34 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 14 No
Energy 98% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 34 No
Trade 98% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No
105 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
105 Aye 47 No
87 Aye 49 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 136 shared votes
87 Aye 49 No
61 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
61 Aye 68 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 317 of 650
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 483 of 650
1,798
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,405 eligible divisions
1,023
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
889
55.5% of votes cast
775
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.5% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

96
+7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
Appearances
32
-56.8 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 650
125
-29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
Contributions
448
+293.4 vs Commons average
Rank 31 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
£1,886,725
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£219,458
3% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
24
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API