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Nick Smith vs Sarah Bool

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 Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Sarah Bool voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 316 different votes 323 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 6 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
52 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
33 Aye 52 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
33 Aye 52 No
27 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
9 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 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
70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
418
590 eligible divisions
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
177
42.3% of votes cast
763
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
241
57.7% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 649
Appearances
96
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
125
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 649
Contributions
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 300 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
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 112 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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