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Nick Smith vs Luke Pollard

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 Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Luke Pollard voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,234 shared comparable votes.

1,233 same votes 1 different votes 1,234 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
105 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 160 shared votes
105 Aye 55 No
80 Aye 48 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 128 shared votes
80 Aye 48 No
64 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
64 Aye 63 No
31 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
31 Aye 76 No
33 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
105 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 160 shared votes
105 Aye 55 No
80 Aye 48 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 128 shared votes
80 Aye 48 No
64 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
64 Aye 63 No
31 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
31 Aye 76 No
33 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 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 314 of 649
Participation
69.2%
3% below average
Rank 443 of 649
1,775
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,465
2,117 eligible divisions
1,013
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
808
55.2% of votes cast
762
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
657
44.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

95
+14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
Appearances
71
-9.2 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 649
125
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
Contributions
673
+533.3 vs Commons average
Rank 8 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
£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£309,067
37% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Migration
144 of 163 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
58 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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