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Nick Smith vs Helena Dollimore

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
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Helena Dollimore
Lab Hastings and Rye

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Helena Dollimore voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 376 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 0 different votes 376 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
40 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
40 Aye 36 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
40 Aye 36 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 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
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 260 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
456
590 eligible divisions
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
218
47.8% of votes cast
763
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
238
52.2% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.7% of votes cast
16 years, 4 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
86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 649
125
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 649
Contributions
106
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 324 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
£222,164
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£222,164
2% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
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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