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Valerie Vaz vs Nick Smith

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

Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich
vs
Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,487 shared comparable votes.

1,484 same votes 3 different votes 1,487 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
137 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
137 Aye 77 No
81 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 152 shared votes
81 Aye 71 No
90 Aye 49 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 139 shared votes
90 Aye 49 No
33 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
33 Aye 79 No
57 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 83 shared votes
57 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
137 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
137 Aye 77 No
81 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 152 shared votes
81 Aye 71 No
90 Aye 49 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 139 shared votes
90 Aye 49 No
33 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
33 Aye 79 No
57 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 83 shared votes
57 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 318 of 649
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,767
2,361 eligible divisions
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,012
57.3 % of votes cast
792
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
755
42.7 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
Appearances
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
Contributions
119
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Education
89 of 96 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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