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Nick Smith vs Dr Marie Tidball

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 Dr Marie Tidball
Dr Marie Tidball
Lab Penistone and Stocksbridge

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Dr Marie Tidball voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

358 same votes 1 different votes 359 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
45 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
45 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 4 No
Benefits 90% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
45 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
45 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 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 319 of 649
Participation
78.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 241 of 649
1,762
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
446
570 eligible divisions
1,010
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
215
48.2 % of votes cast
752
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
231
51.8 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
Appearances
34
-41.7 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 649
119
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 649
Contributions
41
-93.5 vs Commons average
Rank 525 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
£221,186
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£221,186
2 % 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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
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
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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