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Nick Smith vs Mike Reader

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


Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Mike Reader voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

378 same votes 4 different votes 382 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
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
27 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 34 No
Tax 99% aligned 83 shared votes
50 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
27 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

74.9%
3% above average
Rank 312 of 650
Participation
74.0%
2% above average
Rank 329 of 650
1,810
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
631 eligible divisions
1,031
57.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
52.0% of votes cast
779
43.0% of votes cast
No votes
224
48.0% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

94
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 650
Appearances
82
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
122
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Contributions
118
-46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 340 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
£208,618
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£208,618
8% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 registered categories
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#2
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#4
Tax
99 of 121 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API