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Nick Smith vs Chris Murray

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 Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Chris Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

372 same votes 0 different votes 372 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
47 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
47 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
47 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 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
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 223 of 649
1,760
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
568 eligible divisions
1,009
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
222
49.4 % of votes cast
751
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
227
50.6 % 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
+15.8 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 649
Appearances
40
-35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 649
119
-14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649
Contributions
50
-83.4 vs Commons average
Rank 495 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
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 37 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
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