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Nick Smith vs Chris Evans

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 Evans
Chris Evans
Lab Caerphilly

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Chris Evans voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,414 shared comparable votes.

1,407 same votes 7 different votes 1,414 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
117 Aye 73 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
117 Aye 73 No
90 Aye 44 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 134 shared votes
90 Aye 44 No
27 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
27 Aye 81 No
43 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
43 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 34 No
Trade 98% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
62 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 140 shared votes
62 Aye 78 No
117 Aye 73 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
117 Aye 73 No
90 Aye 44 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 134 shared votes
90 Aye 44 No
27 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
27 Aye 81 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 317 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 383 of 649
1,771
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,699
2,368 eligible divisions
1,013
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
940
55.3% of votes cast
758
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
759
44.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

95
+15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
Appearances
23
-57.0 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 649
125
-14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 649
Contributions
29
-110.4 vs Commons average
Rank 573 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
£2,706,428
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£290,268
28% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
58 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
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
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API