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Nick Smith vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,378 shared comparable votes.

1,372 same votes 6 different votes 1,378 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
130 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 209 shared votes
130 Aye 79 No
62 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 142 shared votes
62 Aye 80 No
84 Aye 45 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 129 shared votes
84 Aye 45 No
29 Aye 51 No
Migration 100% aligned 80 shared votes
29 Aye 51 No
40 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 67 shared votes
40 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 14 No
Benefits 91% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 37 No
Trade 99% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No
130 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 209 shared votes
130 Aye 79 No
62 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 142 shared votes
62 Aye 80 No
84 Aye 45 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 129 shared votes
84 Aye 45 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 649
Participation
69.1%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
1,771
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,368 eligible divisions
1,013
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
758
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

95
+15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
Appearances
41
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 649
125
-14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 649
Contributions
29
-110.4 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
63 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API