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Samantha Dixon vs Nick Smith

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

Photograph of Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston
vs
Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Samantha Dixon and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 521 shared comparable votes.

521 same votes 0 different votes 521 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
45 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
45 Aye 36 No
38 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 59 shared votes
12 Aye 47 No
20 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
45 Aye 36 No
38 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 59 shared votes
12 Aye 47 No
20 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 648
Participation
74.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 335 of 648
682
935 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,720
2,312 eligible divisions
339
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
994
57.8 % of votes cast
343
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
726
42.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
3 years, 6 months
Since 1 Dec 2022
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 648
Appearances
62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 648
139
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 648
Contributions
90
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£667,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£311,379
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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

Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
#1
Education
88 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 49 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Migration
81 of 95 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Trade
17 of 20 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API