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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 1,212 shared comparable votes.

1,209 same votes 3 different votes 1,212 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
47 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
47 Aye 64 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
47 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
47 Aye 64 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

74.9%
2% above average
Rank 314 of 649
Participation
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 649
1,777
2,374 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,119 eligible divisions
1,014
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
808
55.3% of votes cast
763
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
652
44.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

95
+13.8 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 649
Appearances
26
-55.2 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 649
125
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 649
Contributions
37
-104.4 vs Commons average
Rank 556 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
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
19
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
62 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 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
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
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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