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Nick Smith vs Chris Ward

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 Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

352 same votes 0 different votes 352 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
42 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
42 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
42 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 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 320 of 649
Participation
73.1 %
same as average
Rank 358 of 649
1,765
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
419
573 eligible divisions
1,010
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
217
51.8 % of votes cast
755
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
202
48.2 % 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

92
+15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 649
Appearances
53
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 649
120
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
Contributions
231
+94.3 vs Commons average
Rank 91 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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