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Nick Smith vs Jas Athwal

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 Jas Athwal
Jas Athwal
Lab Ilford South

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Jas Athwal voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

393 same votes 0 different votes 393 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
52 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
52 Aye 37 No
26 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
52 Aye 37 No
26 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 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 326 of 650
Participation
84.7 %
12 % above average
Rank 107 of 650
1,756
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
477
563 eligible divisions
1,005
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
231
48.4 % of votes cast
751
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
246
51.6 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
Appearances
62
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
104
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
Contributions
75
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 375 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
£164,547
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£164,547
27 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
88 of 95 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API