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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 364 shared comparable votes.

364 same votes 0 different votes 364 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
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 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
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

74.9%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 649
Participation
90.2%
18% above average
Rank 18 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
532
590 eligible divisions
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
270
50.8% of votes cast
763
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
262
49.2% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 649
Appearances
3
-80.7 vs Commons average
Rank 634 of 649
125
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 649
Contributions
3
-142.9 vs Commons average
Rank 630 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
5
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
39 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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