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Nick Smith vs Matt Bishop

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 Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Matt Bishop voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 254 shared comparable votes.

254 same votes 0 different votes 254 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
39 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
39 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
39 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 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
52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
312
590 eligible divisions
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
145
46.5% of votes cast
763
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
167
53.5% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+10.2 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 650
Appearances
34
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
125
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
Contributions
45
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 532 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
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Tax
77 of 112 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
NHS / Health
7 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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 Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
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