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Nick Smith vs Shockat Adam

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
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Shockat Adam
Ind Leicester South

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Shockat Adam voted the same way 43% of the time, based on 273 shared comparable votes.

118 same votes 155 different votes 273 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
4 Aye 2 No
Energy 83% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 67% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 6 No
Transport 67% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 56% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 11 No
Education 13% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 27% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 33% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
1 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 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
58.4 %
14 % below average
Rank 583 of 649
1,767
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
336
575 eligible divisions
1,012
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
182
54.2 % of votes cast
755
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
154
45.8 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
Appearances
173
+95.4 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 649
119
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 649
Contributions
185
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 137 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
£230,874
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£230,874
2 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Defence
23 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Education
31 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
8 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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