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Nick Smith vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Ed Davey voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 987 shared comparable votes.

786 same votes 201 different votes 987 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
78 Aye 42 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 120 shared votes
78 Aye 42 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
23 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
28 Aye 54 No
Migration 95% aligned 82 shared votes
28 Aye 54 No
8 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 94% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 13 No
Education 31% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 41% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 10 No
Housing 54% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
86 Aye 45 No
Tax 64% aligned 131 shared votes
81 Aye 50 No
12 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 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
60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 572 of 649
1,767
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
1,012
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1 % of votes cast
755
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
119
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650
Contributions
98
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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