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Nick Smith vs Blair McDougall

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 Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Blair McDougall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

340 same votes 1 different votes 341 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
42 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
42 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
42 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 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 318 of 649
Participation
71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 384 of 649
1,767
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
575 eligible divisions
1,012
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
216
52.3 % of votes cast
755
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
197
47.7 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.9 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
Appearances
49
-29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 649
120
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 649
Contributions
247
+108.4 vs Commons average
Rank 80 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
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Transport
24 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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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