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Nick Smith vs Dan Carden

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 Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Dan Carden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,227 shared comparable votes.

1,224 same votes 3 different votes 1,227 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
126 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
126 Aye 57 No
81 Aye 46 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 127 shared votes
81 Aye 46 No
48 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
48 Aye 66 No
19 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 90 shared votes
19 Aye 71 No
31 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
126 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
126 Aye 57 No
81 Aye 46 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 127 shared votes
81 Aye 46 No
48 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
48 Aye 66 No
19 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 90 shared votes
19 Aye 71 No
31 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 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 317 of 650
Participation
69.0%
3% below average
Rank 444 of 650
1,798
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,483
2,150 eligible divisions
1,023
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
816
55.0% of votes cast
775
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
667
45.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

96
+6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 650
Appearances
29
-61.0 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 650
125
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Contributions
40
-116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 560 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
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 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
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 189 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
#5
Trade
73 of 90 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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