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Nick Smith vs Charlotte Nichols

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 Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,046 shared comparable votes.

1,045 same votes 1 different votes 1,046 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
98 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
98 Aye 49 No
56 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
56 Aye 61 No
23 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
23 Aye 72 No
38 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
98 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
98 Aye 49 No
56 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
56 Aye 61 No
23 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
23 Aye 72 No
38 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 647
Participation
77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 647
1,740
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,246
1,615 eligible divisions
998
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
643
51.6 % of votes cast
742
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
603
48.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

64
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 647
Appearances
19
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 647
92
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 647
Contributions
23
-95.7 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
88 of 95 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#2
Education
63 of 68 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
40 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API