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Nick Smith vs Pete Wishart

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 Pete Wishart
Pete Wishart
SNP Perth and Kinross-shire

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Pete Wishart voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 931 shared comparable votes.

834 same votes 97 different votes 931 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
19 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
99 Aye 43 No
Tax 73% aligned 142 shared votes
90 Aye 52 No
20 Aye 6 No
Energy 73% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 20 No
Benefits 79% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 82% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 12 No
Transport 88% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

74.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 335 of 648
Participation
55.2 %
18 % below average
Rank 606 of 648
1,720
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,276
2,312 eligible divisions
994
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
709
55.6 % of votes cast
726
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
567
44.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

62
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 648
Appearances
55
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 648
90
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 648
Contributions
69
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,971,117
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,385
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
0
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
88 of 95 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 169 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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