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Nick Smith vs Chris Bloore

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 Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Chris Bloore voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

367 same votes 2 different votes 369 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
38 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 91% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
38 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
3% above average
Rank 312 of 650
Participation
71.9%
same as average
Rank 383 of 650
1,810
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
631 eligible divisions
1,031
57.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
48.5% of votes cast
779
43.0% of votes cast
No votes
234
51.5% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 650
Appearances
112
+17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
122
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Contributions
127
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 304 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
£167,691
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£167,691
26% below 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#2
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 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: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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