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Nick Smith vs Louise Sandher-Jones

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 Louise Sandher-Jones
Louise Sandher-Jones
Lab North East Derbyshire

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Louise Sandher-Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

354 same votes 0 different votes 354 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
46 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
46 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
46 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 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 319 of 649
Participation
74.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 320 of 649
1,762
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
570 eligible divisions
1,010
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
214
50.2 % of votes cast
752
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
212
49.8 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
+15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
Appearances
65
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 649
119
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649
Contributions
202
+68.2 vs Commons average
Rank 114 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
£179,498
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,498
21 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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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