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Nick Smith vs Barry Gardiner

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 Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,277 shared comparable votes.

1,271 same votes 6 different votes 1,277 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
120 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
120 Aye 63 No
78 Aye 48 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 126 shared votes
78 Aye 48 No
60 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
60 Aye 58 No
33 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 71 shared votes
33 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 49 No
Migration 100% aligned 69 shared votes
20 Aye 49 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 18 No
Benefits 93% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
120 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
120 Aye 63 No
78 Aye 48 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 126 shared votes
78 Aye 48 No
60 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
60 Aye 58 No
33 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 71 shared votes
33 Aye 38 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 314 of 649
Participation
67.3%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 649
1,775
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,597
2,372 eligible divisions
1,013
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
890
55.7% of votes cast
762
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
707
44.3% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

95
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649
Appearances
57
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649
125
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
Contributions
91
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 364 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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