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Nick Smith vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,460 shared comparable votes.

1,450 same votes 10 different votes 1,460 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
132 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
132 Aye 64 No
66 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 131 shared votes
66 Aye 65 No
33 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
33 Aye 79 No
55 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 76 shared votes
55 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
90 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 140 shared votes
87 Aye 53 No
22 Aye 32 No
Transport 98% aligned 54 shared votes
23 Aye 31 No
132 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
132 Aye 64 No
66 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 131 shared votes
66 Aye 65 No

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

Voting record

74.6%
2% above average
Rank 317 of 650
Participation
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 341 of 650
1,783
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,759
2,390 eligible divisions
1,018
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
991
56.3% of votes cast
765
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
768
43.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

92
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
141
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 650
120
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
Contributions
230
+78.6 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
62 of 70 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 70 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
No
Draft Important Public Sevices (Transport) Regulations 2017 8 Feb 2017
Transport
Aye rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API