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Nick Smith vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Ian Byrne voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,056 shared comparable votes.

1,027 same votes 29 different votes 1,056 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
34 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 25 No
Transport 100% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 19 No
Benefits 83% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
41 Aye 15 No
Education 95% aligned 56 shared votes
40 Aye 16 No
57 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 116 shared votes
55 Aye 61 No
22 Aye 13 No
Housing 97% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
30 Aye 71 No
Migration 98% aligned 101 shared votes
28 Aye 73 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
72.5%
same as average
Rank 367 of 650
1,813
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,704 eligible divisions
1,033
57.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
54.6% of votes cast
780
43.0% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.4% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

95
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 650
Appearances
63
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
123
-43.4 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
Contributions
111
-55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Housing
60 of 68 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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