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Nick Smith vs Tom Rutland

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 Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Tom Rutland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 391 shared comparable votes.

391 same votes 0 different votes 391 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
52 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
52 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
52 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 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
82.0%
9% above average
Rank 159 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
590 eligible divisions
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
49.0% of votes cast
763
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
247
51.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
Appearances
57
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 649
125
-18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
Contributions
72
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 434 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
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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