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Nick Smith vs Ashley Dalton

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 Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 436 shared comparable votes.

435 same votes 1 different votes 436 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
44 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
44 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 45 No
Migration 100% aligned 60 shared votes
15 Aye 45 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
44 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 45 No
Migration 100% aligned 60 shared votes
15 Aye 45 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 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 327 of 650
Participation
63.4 %
9 % below average
Rank 538 of 650
1,751
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
568
896 eligible divisions
1,003
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
269
47.4 % of votes cast
748
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
299
52.6 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
3 years, 4 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

75
+5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
Appearances
45
-24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
106
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
115
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 220 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
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
88 of 95 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#2
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
15 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
79 of 94 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
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