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Nick Smith vs Jo Platt

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 Jo Platt
Jo Platt
Lab Leigh and Atherton

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Jo Platt voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 631 shared comparable votes.

629 same votes 2 different votes 631 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
75 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
75 Aye 48 No
57 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 82 shared votes
57 Aye 25 No
33 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
33 Aye 20 No
33 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
33 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
75 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
75 Aye 48 No
57 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 82 shared votes
57 Aye 25 No
33 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
33 Aye 20 No
33 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
33 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 647
Participation
77.5 %
5 % above average
Rank 259 of 647
1,740
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
424
547 eligible divisions
998
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
215
50.7 % of votes cast
742
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
209
49.3 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 650
Appearances
31
-35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
96
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
Contributions
41
-76.8 vs Commons average
Rank 509 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
£766,743
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£208,190
8 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Education
43 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
No rebel
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API