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Nick Smith vs John Slinger

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 John Slinger
John Slinger
Lab Rugby

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and John Slinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 405 shared comparable votes.

405 same votes 0 different votes 405 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
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
52 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 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

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 650
Participation
87.7 %
15 % above average
Rank 52 of 650
1,756
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
563 eligible divisions
1,005
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
255
51.6 % of votes cast
751
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
239
48.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
+3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Appearances
178
+107.4 vs Commons average
Rank 17 of 650
103
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
Contributions
217
+91.7 vs Commons average
Rank 86 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
£168,612
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£168,612
25 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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
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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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