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Nick Smith vs Sir Keir Starmer

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 Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Sir Keir Starmer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 769 shared comparable votes.

766 same votes 3 different votes 769 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
80 Aye 44 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 124 shared votes
80 Aye 44 No
57 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
57 Aye 25 No
36 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 67 shared votes
36 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 55 shared votes
16 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
80 Aye 44 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 124 shared votes
80 Aye 44 No
57 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
57 Aye 25 No
36 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 67 shared votes
36 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 55 shared votes
16 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 647
Participation
38.3 %
35 % below average
Rank 633 of 647
1,740
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
893
2,333 eligible divisions
998
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
545
61.0 % of votes cast
742
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
348
39.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

65
-1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 650
Appearances
44
-22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
96
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
Contributions
1,405
+1287.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 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
£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£232,065
3 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
15
3 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
88 of 95 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
161 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#2
Trade
51 of 88 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
25 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Transport
42 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
HS2: report stage: Third Reading 23 Mar 2016
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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