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Ruth Cadbury vs Nick Smith

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,468 shared comparable votes.

1,461 same votes 7 different votes 1,468 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
136 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 211 shared votes
136 Aye 75 No
62 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 139 shared votes
62 Aye 77 No
33 Aye 65 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
33 Aye 65 No
51 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 75 shared votes
51 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 36 No
Trade 97% aligned 69 shared votes
31 Aye 38 No
28 Aye 15 No
Energy 98% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
82 Aye 51 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 133 shared votes
84 Aye 49 No
136 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 211 shared votes
136 Aye 75 No
62 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 139 shared votes
62 Aye 77 No

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

Voting record

75.0%
2% above average
Rank 311 of 649
Participation
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,781
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
990
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
791
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
763
42.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

65
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Appearances
95
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 649
73
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 649
Contributions
125
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30% above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#1
Education
89 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API