The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Monday 12 October 2026.

Compare

Nick Smith vs Samantha Dixon

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 Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Samantha Dixon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 572 shared comparable votes.

572 same votes 0 different votes 572 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
45 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
45 Aye 39 No
38 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
13 Aye 48 No
Migration 100% aligned 61 shared votes
13 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
45 Aye 39 No
38 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
13 Aye 48 No
Migration 100% aligned 61 shared votes
13 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 649
Participation
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
735
999 eligible divisions
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
361
49.1% of votes cast
763
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
374
50.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
3 years, 9 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

95
+13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 649
Appearances
72
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
125
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
Contributions
285
+142.3 vs Commons average
Rank 62 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
£667,714
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£311,379
38% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
20 of 23 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
83 of 97 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API