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Nick Smith vs Chris Vince

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 Vince
Chris Vince
Lab Harlow

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Chris Vince voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 442 shared comparable votes.

442 same votes 0 different votes 442 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
49 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
49 Aye 33 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
49 Aye 33 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 649
Participation
91.5%
19% above average
Rank 12 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
540
590 eligible divisions
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
274
50.7% of votes cast
763
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
266
49.3% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
Appearances
349
+266.7 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 649
125
-18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
Contributions
445
+301.5 vs Commons average
Rank 26 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
£165,900
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£165,900
27% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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