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Nick Smith vs Sir Mark Hendrick

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 Mark Hendrick
Sir Mark Hendrick
Lab Preston

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Sir Mark Hendrick voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,122 shared comparable votes.

1,117 same votes 5 different votes 1,122 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
88 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
88 Aye 54 No
88 Aye 47 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 135 shared votes
88 Aye 47 No
48 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
48 Aye 68 No
25 Aye 55 No
Migration 100% aligned 80 shared votes
25 Aye 55 No
27 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
27 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
88 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
88 Aye 54 No
88 Aye 47 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 135 shared votes
88 Aye 47 No
48 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
48 Aye 68 No
25 Aye 55 No
Migration 100% aligned 80 shared votes
25 Aye 55 No
27 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
27 Aye 38 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 316 of 650
Participation
55.9%
16% below average
Rank 601 of 650
1,799
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,345
2,406 eligible divisions
1,024
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
735
54.6% of votes cast
775
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
610
45.4% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
25 years, 11 months
Since 23 Nov 2000

Debates

96
+5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Appearances
3
-88.0 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 650
125
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 650
Contributions
6
-152.5 vs Commons average
Rank 628 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
£2,661,205
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£295,956
31% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
175 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 82 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#4
NHS / Health
37 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
#5
Defence
46 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Aye
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill: report stage: New Clause 7 24 Oct 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API