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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.


Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Dr Zubir Ahmed voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 3 different votes 373 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
20 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 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
20 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 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

74.9%
3% above average
Rank 312 of 650
Participation
72.3%
same as average
Rank 373 of 650
1,810
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
456
631 eligible divisions
1,031
57.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
52.0% of votes cast
779
43.0% of votes cast
No votes
219
48.0% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 650
Appearances
81
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650
122
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Contributions
161
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 219 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
£243,911
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£243,911
8% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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 80 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
#5
Energy
17 of 20 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API