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Nick Smith vs Stephen Doughty

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 Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,296 shared comparable votes.

1,287 same votes 9 different votes 1,296 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
102 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 156 shared votes
102 Aye 54 No
69 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 131 shared votes
69 Aye 62 No
29 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
29 Aye 77 No
21 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
77 Aye 45 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 122 shared votes
74 Aye 48 No
29 Aye 35 No
Trade 98% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
102 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 156 shared votes
102 Aye 54 No
69 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 131 shared votes
69 Aye 62 No
29 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
29 Aye 77 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 317 of 650
Participation
66.4%
6% below average
Rank 492 of 650
1,798
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,596
2,405 eligible divisions
1,023
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
913
57.2% of votes cast
775
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
683
42.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

92
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Appearances
81
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
120
-33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
Contributions
400
+246.9 vs Commons average
Rank 43 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
177 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#2
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 81 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 81 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 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
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
No rebel
Cross-Border Trade Resolution: Amendment (e) 20 Nov 2017
Trade
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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