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Nick Smith vs Mr Toby Perkins

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 Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Mr Toby Perkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,457 shared comparable votes.

1,452 same votes 5 different votes 1,457 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
110 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
110 Aye 75 No
30 Aye 78 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
30 Aye 78 No
49 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 67 shared votes
49 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
36 Aye 20 No
Benefits 100% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 34 No
Trade 97% aligned 67 shared votes
35 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
88 Aye 47 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 135 shared votes
89 Aye 46 No
75 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 148 shared votes
74 Aye 74 No
110 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
110 Aye 75 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 317 of 650
Participation
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 349 of 650
1,798
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,760
2,405 eligible divisions
1,023
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
967
54.9% of votes cast
775
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
793
45.1% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

96
+7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
Appearances
100
+11.2 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
125
-29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
Contributions
154
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 214 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
£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£306,578
36% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
No
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Second Reading 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
No rebel
Cross-Border Trade Resolution: Amendment (e) 20 Nov 2017
Trade
Aye
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API