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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 587 shared comparable votes.

587 same votes 0 different votes 587 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
39 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 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
39 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 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

74.8%
2% above average
Rank 316 of 650
Participation
73.0%
1% above average
Rank 354 of 650
1,799
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
751
1,029 eligible divisions
1,024
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
368
49.0% of votes cast
775
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
383
51.0% 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
3 years, 11 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

94
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
Appearances
77
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
122
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
289
+127.0 vs Commons average
Rank 84 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
£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
12 of 12 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#4
Migration
83 of 97 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
#5
Energy
27 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API