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Nick Smith vs Dr Zubir Ahmed

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 Dr Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Dr Zubir Ahmed voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

347 same votes 1 different votes 348 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
36 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
36 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
36 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 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 318 of 649
Participation
73.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 355 of 649
1,767
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
575 eligible divisions
1,012
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
225
53.4 % of votes cast
755
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
196
46.6 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.9 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 649
Appearances
65
-12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 649
120
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 649
Contributions
119
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 233 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
£243,911
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,911
8 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Energy
17 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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
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