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Nick Smith vs Jodie Gosling

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 Jodie Gosling
Jodie Gosling
Lab Nuneaton

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Jodie Gosling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

340 same votes 0 different votes 340 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
51 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
51 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
51 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 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
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
201
47.5% of votes cast
763
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
222
52.5% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 650
Appearances
27
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
125
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
Contributions
37
-108.7 vs Commons average
Rank 557 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
£192,921
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£192,921
15% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Education
45 of 50 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Tax
95 of 112 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Energy
16 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API