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Nick Smith vs Mr Richard Holden

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 Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 979 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 940 different votes 979 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
17 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 8 No
Energy 7% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 17 No
Benefits 6% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 68 No
Migration 4% aligned 94 shared votes
64 Aye 30 No
50 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 107 shared votes
57 Aye 50 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 41 shared votes
12 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 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
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 214 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
645
49.0% of votes cast
763
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
672
51.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

95
+11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 650
Appearances
44
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
125
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
Contributions
64
-81.7 vs Commons average
Rank 465 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
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
49 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Trade
47 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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