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Nick Smith vs Daisy Cooper

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
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Photograph of Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
LD St Albans

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Daisy Cooper voted the same way 68% of the time, based on 958 shared comparable votes.

654 same votes 304 different votes 958 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
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
13 Aye 17 No
Trade 97% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 95% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 18 No
Education 21% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 28% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 43% aligned 40 shared votes
11 Aye 29 No
95 Aye 46 No
Tax 46% aligned 141 shared votes
85 Aye 56 No
26 Aye 13 No
Housing 51% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 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 318 of 649
Participation
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
1,767
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,188
1,643 eligible divisions
1,012
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
615
51.8 % of votes cast
755
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
573
48.2 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

92
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 649
Appearances
78
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 649
120
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 649
Contributions
114
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 256 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
£1,262,200
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,876
21 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
22
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
40 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Benefits
57 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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