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Nick Smith vs Gregor Poynton

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 Gregor Poynton
Gregor Poynton
Lab Livingston

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Gregor Poynton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

354 same votes 0 different votes 354 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
45 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
45 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
45 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 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 320 of 649
Participation
89.9 %
17 % above average
Rank 20 of 649
1,765
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
515
573 eligible divisions
1,010
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
264
51.3 % of votes cast
755
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
251
48.7 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 649
Appearances
7
-70.0 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649
120
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
Contributions
7
-129.7 vs Commons average
Rank 622 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
£226,851
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£226,851
same as average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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