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Nick Smith vs Caroline Nokes

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 Caroline Nokes
Caroline Nokes
Con Romsey and Southampton North

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Caroline Nokes voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 1,005 shared comparable votes.

92 same votes 913 different votes 1,005 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
18 Aye 27 No
Migration 20% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 15% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 10% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 13 No
Energy 9% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
89 Aye 43 No
Brexit / EU 9% aligned 132 shared votes
51 Aye 81 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 18 No
Transport 0% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 11 No
Benefits 0% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 649
Participation
59.6%
13% below average
Rank 577 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,415
2,376 eligible divisions
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
653
46.1% of votes cast
763
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
762
53.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
37
2.6% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

95
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 649
Appearances
377
+295.3 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 649
125
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
Contributions
0
-142.3 vs Commons average
Rank 649 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
£2,363,481
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£236,335
4% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Trade
76 of 91 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (h) 22 Jul 2024
Aye
Aye
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: Consideration of Lords Message: manuscript amendment 21 May 2024
Digital / Online Safety
No
Aye
Criminal Justice Bill Report Stage: New Clause 59 15 May 2024
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Criminal Justice Bill Report Stage: New Clause 44 15 May 2024
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 8 May 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 May 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 8 May 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 8 May 2024
Tax
No
No
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 104 30 Apr 2024
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 31 30 Apr 2024
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Risk-based exclusion: amendment (o) 13 May 2024
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Victims and Prisoners Bill Report Stage: New Clause 27 4 Dec 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
No
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 11 Jul 2023
Migration
No
No
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 56 11 Jul 2023
Migration
No
No
Illegal Migration Bill: Government Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 31, 35 & 36 11 Jul 2023
Migration
No
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