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Nick Smith vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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 Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 745 shared comparable votes.

744 same votes 1 different votes 745 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
59 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
59 Aye 52 No
54 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 73 shared votes
54 Aye 19 No
40 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
40 Aye 25 No
34 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 58 shared votes
34 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 17 No
Trade 97% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
59 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
59 Aye 52 No
54 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 73 shared votes
54 Aye 19 No
40 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
40 Aye 25 No
34 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 58 shared votes
34 Aye 24 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
83.0 %
10 % above average
Rank 143 of 647
1,740
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
547 eligible divisions
998
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
224
49.3 % of votes cast
742
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
230
50.7 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 650
Appearances
20
-46.2 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 650
96
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
Contributions
42
-75.8 vs Commons average
Rank 508 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8 % below 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
88 of 95 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#2
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
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