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Nick Smith vs Luke Myer

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 Luke Myer
Luke Myer
Lab Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Luke Myer voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 428 shared comparable votes.

424 same votes 4 different votes 428 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 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
52 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 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 316 of 650
Participation
85.2%
13% above average
Rank 83 of 650
1,799
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
528
620 eligible divisions
1,024
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
258
48.9% of votes cast
775
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
270
51.1% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.7% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

94
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
Appearances
142
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 650
122
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
Contributions
177
+15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 187 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
£206,085
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£206,085
9% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Transport
29 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
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
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
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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