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Nick Smith vs Sir Julian Smith

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 Sir Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,354 shared comparable votes.

77 same votes 1,277 different votes 1,354 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
19 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
70 Aye 37 No
Brexit / EU 9% aligned 107 shared votes
43 Aye 64 No
30 Aye 16 No
Energy 7% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 6% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
30 Aye 74 No
Migration 5% aligned 104 shared votes
71 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 26 No
Transport 0% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 20 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 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
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
884
48.1% of votes cast
763
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
953
51.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

95
+12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
Appearances
97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
125
-18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
Contributions
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 288 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
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 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
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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 Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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