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Nick Smith vs Jon Trickett

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 Jon Trickett
Jon Trickett
Lab Normanton and Hemsworth

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Jon Trickett voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,308 shared comparable votes.

1,291 same votes 17 different votes 1,308 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
108 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 170 shared votes
108 Aye 62 No
90 Aye 46 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 136 shared votes
90 Aye 46 No
22 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
22 Aye 67 No
45 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 65 shared votes
45 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 19 No
Benefits 89% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 13 No
Energy 97% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
64 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 115 shared votes
62 Aye 53 No
108 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 170 shared votes
108 Aye 62 No
90 Aye 46 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 136 shared votes
90 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 317 of 650
Participation
65.6%
7% below average
Rank 508 of 650
1,797
2,404 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,577
2,404 eligible divisions
1,023
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
884
56.1% of votes cast
774
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
693
43.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
30 years, 8 months
Since 1 Feb 1996

Debates

92
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Appearances
34
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
120
-33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
Contributions
36
-117.1 vs Commons average
Rank 571 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
£2,892,928
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£272,604
21% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
89 of 96 votes
#1
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 81 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 81 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Benefits
59 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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