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Nick Smith vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 561 shared comparable votes.

557 same votes 4 different votes 561 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
48 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 6 No
Trade 90% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
42 Aye 7 No
Brexit / EU 94% aligned 49 shared votes
39 Aye 10 No
48 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 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 317 of 650
Participation
63.2%
9% below average
Rank 540 of 650
1,798
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
391
619 eligible divisions
1,023
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
184
47.1% of votes cast
775
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
207
52.9% 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

96
+6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 650
Appearances
64
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
125
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Contributions
512
+355.4 vs Commons average
Rank 23 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
#5
Trade
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Cross-Border Trade Resolution: Amendment (e) 20 Nov 2017
Trade
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API