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Nick Smith vs Robin Swann

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 Robin Swann
Robin Swann
UUP South Antrim

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Robin Swann voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

74 same votes 295 different votes 369 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 56% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 50% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 5 No
Migration 40% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 10 No
Benefits 39% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
50 Aye 34 No
Tax 6% aligned 84 shared votes
39 Aye 45 No

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

Voting record

74.7%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 650
Participation
75.2%
3% above average
Rank 309 of 650
1,783
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
601 eligible divisions
1,018
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
54.2% of votes cast
765
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
207
45.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
Appearances
125
+39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650
125
-24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650
Contributions
154
+4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 209 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
£203,308
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£203,308
10% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
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
89 of 96 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Tax
96 of 113 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 70 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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 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
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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