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Nick Smith vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 1,046 shared comparable votes.

241 same votes 805 different votes 1,046 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
18 Aye 23 No
Defence 41% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 43 No
Migration 38% aligned 60 shared votes
40 Aye 20 No
48 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 35% aligned 108 shared votes
64 Aye 44 No
13 Aye 23 No
Transport 33% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 3% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 11 No
Energy 10% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
83 Aye 45 No
Brexit / EU 13% aligned 128 shared votes
47 Aye 81 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 318 of 649
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,767
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
1,012
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
755
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

91
+13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
119
-19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 649
Contributions
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
195 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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