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Nick Smith vs Mr Clive Betts

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


Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Mr Clive Betts voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,482 shared comparable votes.

1,481 same votes 1 different votes 1,482 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
134 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 212 shared votes
134 Aye 78 No
67 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 147 shared votes
67 Aye 80 No
90 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 140 shared votes
90 Aye 50 No
34 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
34 Aye 68 No
49 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 65 shared votes
49 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 38 No
Trade 99% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
134 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 212 shared votes
134 Aye 78 No
67 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 147 shared votes
67 Aye 80 No
90 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 140 shared votes
90 Aye 50 No
34 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
34 Aye 68 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 318 of 649
Participation
76.5 %
4 % above average
Rank 277 of 649
1,767
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,805
2,361 eligible divisions
1,012
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
56.3 % of votes cast
755
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
789
43.7 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
Appearances
53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
119
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650
Contributions
47
-91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 508 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
£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,690
38 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Work / Employment
65 of 77 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API