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Nick Smith vs Mr Connor Rand

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 Connor Rand
Mr Connor Rand
Lab Altrincham and Sale West

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Mr Connor Rand voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

320 same votes 0 different votes 320 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
32 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 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
63.6%
9% below average
Rank 533 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
375
590 eligible divisions
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
189
50.4% of votes cast
763
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
186
49.6% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 650
Appearances
55
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 650
125
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
Contributions
74
-71.7 vs Commons average
Rank 431 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
£198,684
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£198,684
12% below 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
48 of 62 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
25 of 34 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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