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Nick Smith vs Ruth Cadbury

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 Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Ruth Cadbury voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,481 shared comparable votes.

1,474 same votes 7 different votes 1,481 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
136 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 211 shared votes
136 Aye 75 No
63 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 142 shared votes
63 Aye 79 No
33 Aye 65 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
33 Aye 65 No
51 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 75 shared votes
51 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 38 No
Trade 97% aligned 69 shared votes
33 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 14 No
Energy 98% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
85 Aye 49 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 134 shared votes
83 Aye 51 No
136 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 211 shared votes
136 Aye 75 No
63 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 142 shared votes
63 Aye 79 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
74.9%
3% above average
Rank 311 of 650
1,798
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,802
2,405 eligible divisions
1,023
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,000
55.5% of votes cast
775
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
802
44.5% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

96
+7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Appearances
66
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
125
-29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Contributions
81
-73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 429 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
£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£293,505
30% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#2
Transport
79 of 96 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
#5
Education
78 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Cross-Border Trade Resolution: Amendment (e) 20 Nov 2017
Trade
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No rebel
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API