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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
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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 1,432 shared comparable votes.

1,427 same votes 5 different votes 1,432 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
26 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
87 Aye 47 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 134 shared votes
88 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 318 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 649
1,767
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
1,012
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
959
55.3 % of votes cast
755
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
774
44.7 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
Appearances
86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
119
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 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
6
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 77 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API