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Nick Smith vs Jim Shannon

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 Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Jim Shannon voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 1,473 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 1,103 different votes 1,473 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
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
21 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 45% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 60 No
Migration 44% aligned 87 shared votes
58 Aye 29 No
34 Aye 19 No
Benefits 40% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 29 No
Defence 37% aligned 51 shared votes
34 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
89 Aye 47 No
Brexit / EU 11% aligned 136 shared votes
48 Aye 88 No
133 Aye 75 No
Tax 13% aligned 208 shared votes
92 Aye 116 No
31 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 13% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 15 No
Energy 15% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
50 Aye 24 No
Education 16% aligned 74 shared votes
28 Aye 46 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 318 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,767
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
1,012
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
755
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

91
+13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
119
-19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 649
Contributions
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above 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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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