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Nick Smith vs Gordon McKee

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 Gordon McKee
Gordon McKee
Lab Glasgow South

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Gordon McKee voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 405 shared comparable votes.

402 same votes 3 different votes 405 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
46 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
46 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
46 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 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 316 of 650
Participation
78.9%
6% above average
Rank 221 of 650
1,799
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
489
620 eligible divisions
1,024
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
49.3% of votes cast
775
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
248
50.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.2% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

94
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
Appearances
148
+55.0 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 650
122
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
168
+6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 201 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
£144,977
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£144,977
36% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Housing
29 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API