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Nick Smith vs Linsey Farnsworth

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Linsey Farnsworth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 424 shared comparable votes.

423 same votes 1 different votes 424 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 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
32 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
32 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 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
87.5%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
516
590 eligible divisions
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
265
51.4% of votes cast
763
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
251
48.6% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
Appearances
77
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
125
-18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
Contributions
134
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,552
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£216,552
4% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API