Voting Record — Nick Smith MP, Blaenau Gwent (24728)

Nick Smith is currently Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, and Member, Welsh Grand Committee

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
13 Dec 2019 still in office Lab 1 vote out of 705, 0.1% 705 votes out of 1002, 70.4% 0 times
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Lab 2 votes out of 376, 0.5% 376 votes out of 463, 81.2% 64 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Lab 1 vote out of 334, 0.3% 334 votes out of 467, 71.5% 18 times
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Lab 1 vote out of 898, 0.1% 898 votes out of 1239, 72.5% 1 time

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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HouseDateSubjectNick SmithLab VoteRôle
11 Dec 2023Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Committee
5 Sep 2023Became Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons,
25 Jan 2023Stopped being Member, Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill Committee
18 Jan 2023Became Member, Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill Committee
22 Nov 2022Stopped being Member, UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] Committee
16 Nov 2022Became Member, UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] Committee
26 Oct 2022Stopped being Member, Pension Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill Committee
19 Oct 2022Became Member, Pension Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill Committee
18 Jan 2022Became Member, Welsh Grand Committee
26 Oct 2021Stopped being Member, Elections Bill Committee
15 Sep 2021Became Member, Elections Bill Committee
Commons13 Jul 2021Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 Majorityno Rebel
2 Mar 2020Became Member, Public Accounts Committee
HouseDateSubjectNick SmithLab VoteRôle
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Procedure Committee
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Opposition Whip (Commons),
Commons22 Oct 2019European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill (Programme) — Completion of Consideration Within Three Sitting Days tellnono Teller
Commons22 Oct 2019European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — Second Reading tellnono Teller
Commons4 Sep 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill — Third Reading — Requiring Prime Minister to Seek Delay to Withdrawal tellayeaye Teller
Commons4 Sep 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill — Clause 1 — Purpose of Delaying Withdrawal — Content of Bill to Implement Withdrawl Agreement tellnono Teller
Commons4 Sep 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill — Second Reading — Requiring Prime Minister to Seek Delay to Withdrawal tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Jul 2019Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — Progress Reports — Parliamentary Debates — Protecting Veterans Fom Repeated Investigation for Northern Ireland Troubles Incidents — Establising An Executive tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Jul 2019Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — Progress Report — Grammar — Ambiguity tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Jul 2019Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — Clause 3 — Fortnightly Reports on Progress Towards an Executive in Northern Ireland tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Jul 2019Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — Clause 3 — Progress Report on Protecting Veterans Fom Repeated Investigation for Northern Ireland Troubles Incidents. tellnono Teller
Commons9 Jul 2019Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — New Clause 10 — International Obligations — Abortion — Sexual and Reproductive Health tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Jul 2019Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — New Clause 1 — Marriage of Same-Sex Couples tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Jun 2019Business of the House — Consideration of Motions on EU Withdrawal on 25 June 2019 tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Third Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — New Clause 4 — Amendability of Motions tellnono Teller
Commons3 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — No Delay to Withdrawal Beyond 22 May 2019 tellnono Teller
Commons3 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Directions for the Prime Minister tellnono Teller
Commons3 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Consideration by MPs of Any Withdrawal Delay Proposed by the European Council tellnono Teller
Commons3 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Second Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Apr 2019Business of the House — European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — MPs to Decide if to Delay UK Withdrawal from EU tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Apr 2019Business of the House — Consideration of Motions on EU Withdrawal on 8 April 2019 tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Mar 2019UK Withdrawal from the EU — Delay to Avoid Leaving Without a Withdrawal Agreement tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Mar 2019UK Withdrawal from the EU — Consider Cross Party Proposal To Seek Majority Support in the House of Commons tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Mar 2019UK Withdrawal from the EU — Preventing Delay Withdrawing Continuing Beyond 30 June 2019 tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Mar 2019UK Withdrawal from the European Union — Leaving Without a Withdrawal Agreement tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Mar 2019UK Withdrawal from the European Union — Leaving Without an Agreement tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Jan 2019European Union Withdrawal Agreement tellnono Teller
Commons11 Dec 2018Consideration of Decision not to Proceed with Debate on the EU Withdrawal Agreement tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons16 Oct 2018Overseas Electors Bill: Money Resolution tellnono Teller
Commons16 Oct 2018Overseas Electors Bill: Money Resolution — Restrict Spending tellayeaye Teller
Commons4 Jul 2018Ivory Bill — New Clause 2 — Report on the International Ivory Market tellayeaye Teller
Commons4 Jul 2018Ivory Bill — New Clause 1 — Restrictions on Dealing Ivory from Hippopotamus, Killer Whale, Narwal, Sperm Whale or Walrus tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Approval by MPs of Government Plans in the Eventuality MPs Reject a Withdrawal Agreement or an Agreement is not Reached tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause — Maintenance of EU Environmental Principles and Standards tellnono Teller
Commons13 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause — Enhanced Protection for Certain Areas of EU Law tellnono Teller
Commons13 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Schedule 1 — Retention of General Principles of EU Law tellnono Teller
Commons13 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 5 — EU Charter of Fundamental Rights tellnono Teller
Commons13 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 1 — Make Withdrawal Conditional on Statement on Negotiations to Retain UK Participation in EU Customs Union tellnono Teller
Commons13 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 1 — Make Withdrawal Conditional on Unspecified Condition tellnono Teller
Commons13 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 19 — Seek Full Access to European Union Internal Market via Withdrawal Agreement Negotiations tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 May 2018NHS Reforms — Provision of Papers to Health and Social Care Committee tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 May 2018Secretary of State for Transport — Censure — Salary Reduction — East Coast Franchise tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 May 2018Data Protection Bill — Inquiry, Reviews and Regulation — Media Organisations — Journalism tellnono Teller
Commons8 May 2018Nuclear Safeguards Bill — Continuity of Nuclear Safeguarding Arrangements tellnono Teller
Commons8 May 2018Secure Tenancies (Victims of Domestic Abuse) Bill — Clause 1 — Victims of Domestic Abuse — Benefit Reduction in Respect of Excess Bedrooms tellayeaye Teller
Commons30 Apr 2018Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill — New Clause 1 — Cap Difference Between Cheapest Rate and Most Expensive Standard Variable Rates tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Apr 2018Financial Guidance and Claims Bill — Clause 3 — Functions of new Financial Guidance Body tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 Apr 2018Higher Education and Research — Transitional Arrangements for Governance Reforms tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Feb 2018Finance (No. 2) Bill — Third Reading tellnono Teller
Commons21 Feb 2018Finance (No. 2) Bill — Clause 44 — Exemption from the Higher Rate of Vehicle Excise Duty for Taxis tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Feb 2018Finance (No. 2) Bill — New Clause 7 — Review of Stamp Duty Relief for First-Time Buyers tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Feb 2018Finance (No. 2) Bill — Schedule 8 — Taxation of Private Finance Inititative Companies Deemed to be Making Excess Profits tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Feb 2018Finance (No. 2) Bill — New Clause 3 — Review of Operation and Effectiveness of Bank Levy tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Feb 2018Finance (No. 2) Bill — New Clause 9 — Equality Impact Assessment tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Jan 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Third Reading — Membership of the European Union tellnono Teller
Commons17 Jan 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 14 — Allow Ministers to Change Date of Withdrawal tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Jan 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 7 — Powers for Ministers to Correct Deficiencies in EU Law Retained as UK Law on Withdrawal tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Jan 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 1 — Restriction of Ministers' Powers tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Dec 2017Finance (No. 2) Bill — New Clause 8 — Analysis of Effectiveness of Provisions of this Act on Tax Avoidance and Evasion tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Dec 2017Finance (No. 2) Bill — New Clause 6 — Equality Impact Analyses of Provisions of this Act tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Schedule 4 — Public Authorities — Power to Levy Fees or Charges tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 80 — Transparency of the Financial Settlement — Approval by MPs tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Dec 2017Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill — Curtail Debate and Move to Vote tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Dec 2017Motion to Sit in Private tellnono Teller
Commons20 Nov 2017Budget Resolution — Customs Duties — Goods from the European Union Majorityaye Rebel
30 Oct 2017Became Member, Procedure Committee
Commons24 Oct 2017Smart Meters Bill (Programme) tellnono Teller
HouseDateSubjectNick SmithLab VoteRôle
Commons27 Mar 2017Bus Services Bill — Ban on Local Government in England Running Bus Services tellayeaye Teller
Commons27 Mar 2017Bus Services Bill — New Clause 1 — National Strategy for Buses tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Mar 2017Budget Resolution 34: Insurance Premium Tax (Standard Rate) tellnono Teller
Commons14 Mar 2017Budget Resolution 19: Business Investment Relief — Status and Taxation of Non-Domiciled Individuals tellnono Teller
Commons7 Mar 2017Children and Social Work Bill — Clause 12 — Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel — Independent Domestic Abuse Expert tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Mar 2017Children and Social Work Bill — New Clause 14 — Reporting Capacity to Safeguard and Promote the Welfare of Children tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Feb 2017Criminal Finances Bill — New Clause 17 — Public Registers of Beneficial Ownership of Companies registered in Crown Dependencies tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Feb 2017Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) Between the European Union and Canada minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 192 — Nuclear Collaboration — Euratom tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 57 — Protection of EU Citizens' UK Residence Rights tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 1 — Report on Impact of EU Withdrawl on National Finances and Health Spending tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 1 — Consultation with the Government of Gibraltar Prior to Notification of Intent to Leave the EU tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 7 — Conduct of Negotiations — Tax Avoidance and Evasion — Code of Conduct on Business Taxation tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 2 — Undertakings Prior to Giving Notice of the UK's Intention to Leave the EU tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Jan 2017NHS and Social Care Funding tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Dec 2016The United Kingdom Leaving the European Union tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Nov 2016Small Charitable Donations and Childcare Payments Bill — Extension of Range of Relevant Payment Methods tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Nov 2016Small Charitable Donations and Childcare Payments Bill — Regulations on Local Branches and Groups tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Nov 2016Investigatory Powers Bill — Incentive for Major News Publishers to Join an Approved Regulator — Claims of Unlawful Interception — Court Costs tellnono Teller
18 Oct 2016Became Opposition Whip (Commons),
18 Oct 2016Stopped being Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),
26 Oct 2015Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Committee
18 Sep 2015Became Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),
7 Jul 2015Became Member, Public Accounts Committee
HouseDateSubjectNick SmithLab VoteRôle
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Committee
Commons12 Mar 2012Backbench Business Committee — Election of Members and Chair — Operation of Committee minorityaye Rebel
Commons31 Jan 2012Devolution of Powers Relating to Energy Generation to the National Assembly for Wales. tellnono Teller
Commons30 Mar 2011Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Clause 152 — Director of Public Prosecution's Consent — Universal Jurisdiction Arrest Warrants in Private Prosecutions bothno Rebel
12 Jul 2010Became Member, Public Accounts Committee

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
7% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Academy Schools - for
84% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
92% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
28% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
69% Apprenticeships
50% Assisted Dying
20% Asylum System - More strict
16% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
92% Bankers' Bonus Tax
50% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
0% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
16% Closed Material Proceedure
18% Coalition Programme for Government - For
13% Cull Badgers
100% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
21% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
77% Do more to help refugees inclding children
0% Employee Shareholder Status
52% Employment rights
15% Encourage and incentivise saving
0% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
87% Energy Prices - More Affordable
0% English Votes on English Laws etc.
11% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
71% European Union Integration - For
8% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
3% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
38% Fixed Term Parliaments
59% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
99% Fully Elected House of Lords
78% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
64% Further devolution to Scotland
72% Further devolution to Wales
100% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% GP Commissioning in the NHS
86% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
29% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
70% Higher taxes on banks
25% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100% Homosexuality - Equal rights
67% HS2 - In Favour
96% Human Rights and Equality
50% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
75% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
27% Increase Air Passenger Duty
28% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
16% Increase VAT
67% Inheritance Tax
0% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
94% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
50% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
0% Localise Council Tax Support
51% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
20% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
42% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
88% Mansion Tax
78% Mass Retention of Communications Data
44% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Member trustees on pension boards
36% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
33% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
85% Minimum Wage
100% More Emergency Service Workers
100% More funds for social care
70% More powers for local councils
100% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
50% No detention without charge or trial
86% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100% Nuclear power - For
82% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
0% Pension auto-enrolment - For
10% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
0% Police and Crime Commissioners
75% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
100% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0% Privatise Royal Mail
0% Promote Occupational Pensions
52% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
15% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100% Public Ownership of Railways
88% Rail Fares - Lower
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
21% Reduce capital gains tax
5% Reduce central funding for local government
13% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
23% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
22% Reducing the number of MPs - for
1% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
50% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
0% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
29% Register of Lobbyists
100% Regulate letting agent fees
38% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
99% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
88% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
0% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
9% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
75% Retain funds from council house sales locally
10% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
65% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
58% Right to strike
80% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100% Same Sex Marriage - for
0% Schools - Greater Autonomy
0% Sell England's Public Forests
75% Smoking ban - In favour
99% State control of bus services
82% Stop climate change
80% Support current and former armed service members
34% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
7% Termination of pregnancy - against
19% Tougher on illegal immigration
0% Trade Unions - Restrict
70% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
0% University Tuition Fees - For
50% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
92% Voting age - Reduce to 16
86% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
86% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

Possible Friends (more...)

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