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Nick Smith vs Lee Barron

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
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Photograph of Lee Barron
Lee Barron
Lab Corby and East Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Lee Barron voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 394 shared comparable votes.

386 same votes 8 different votes 394 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
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 10 No
Benefits 65% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
57 Aye 37 No
Tax 99% aligned 94 shared votes
58 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

74.8%
3% above average
Rank 312 of 650
Participation
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 282 of 650
1,812
2,421 eligible divisions
Total votes
483
635 eligible divisions
1,033
57.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
47.0% of votes cast
779
43.0% of votes cast
No votes
256
53.0% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
-1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Appearances
48
-48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 650
123
-44.2 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 650
Contributions
55
-112.2 vs Commons average
Rank 524 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
£218,179
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£218,179
4% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Housing
60 of 68 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
#5
Tax
103 of 122 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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