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Nick Smith vs Chris Kane

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 Kane
Chris Kane
Lab Stirling and Strathallan

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Chris Kane voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

359 same votes 0 different votes 359 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
53 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
53 Aye 36 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
53 Aye 36 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 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 321 of 649
Participation
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 291 of 649
1,760
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
568 eligible divisions
1,009
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
217
50.2 % of votes cast
751
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
215
49.8 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
+15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
Appearances
26
-49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649
119
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649
Contributions
33
-100.3 vs Commons average
Rank 551 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
£221,638
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£221,638
2 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
69 of 75 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Tax
98 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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