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Nick Smith vs Grahame Morris

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 Grahame Morris
Grahame Morris
Lab Easington

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Grahame Morris voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,483 shared comparable votes.

1,459 same votes 24 different votes 1,483 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
32 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
32 Aye 81 No
30 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
27 Aye 35 No
27 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
34 Aye 15 No
Housing 100% aligned 49 shared votes
34 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 21 No
Benefits 89% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
38 Aye 20 No
Education 98% aligned 58 shared votes
39 Aye 19 No
71 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 135 shared votes
69 Aye 66 No
33 Aye 35 No
Trade 99% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 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
75.6%
3% above average
Rank 293 of 650
1,810
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,828
2,417 eligible divisions
1,031
57.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
986
53.9% of votes cast
779
43.0% of votes cast
No votes
842
46.1% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
34
1.9% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 650
Appearances
27
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 650
122
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Contributions
38
-126.6 vs Commons average
Rank 578 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
£2,919,746
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£302,235
34% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
NHS / Health
49 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
#5
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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