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Nick Smith vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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 Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,167 shared comparable votes.

947 same votes 220 different votes 1,167 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
26 Aye 53 No
Migration 100% aligned 79 shared votes
26 Aye 53 No
80 Aye 44 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 124 shared votes
77 Aye 47 No
23 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
28 Aye 33 No
Trade 97% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No
9 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 95% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 22 No
Education 44% aligned 59 shared votes
34 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 44% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 60% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 63% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
120 Aye 51 No
Tax 64% aligned 171 shared votes
104 Aye 67 No

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

Voting record

74.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 335 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,720
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
994
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
726
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

62
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
90
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 648
Contributions
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
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
88 of 95 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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