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Nick Smith vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,190 shared comparable votes.

929 same votes 261 different votes 1,190 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
76 Aye 47 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 123 shared votes
76 Aye 47 No
21 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 95% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 61 No
Migration 94% aligned 80 shared votes
18 Aye 62 No
14 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 93% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 11 No
Education 29% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 43% aligned 42 shared votes
11 Aye 31 No
107 Aye 54 No
Tax 56% aligned 161 shared votes
90 Aye 71 No
15 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 59% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 18 No
Benefits 68% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
3% above average
Rank 312 of 650
Participation
73.0%
1% above average
Rank 352 of 650
1,810
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,579
2,162 eligible divisions
1,031
57.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
860
54.5% of votes cast
779
43.0% of votes cast
No votes
719
45.5% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

94
-0.2 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 650
Appearances
159
+64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 650
122
-42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Contributions
224
+59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 136 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
171 of 189 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 90 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
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: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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