Nick Smith

MP since 6 May 2010

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Nick Smith is the Labour MP for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

1697

Votes Cast

£251,492

Expenses 2024-25

12,183

Majority

53.6%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£251,492

Staffing£217,429
Office£22,492
Travel£6,533
Accommodation£5,013
Other£24

Year-on-Year

2024-25£251,492
2023-24£241,484
2022-23£220,855
2021-22£196,954
2020-21£173,766
2019-20£170,330
2018-19£159,752
2017-18£162,632
2016-17£145,005
2015-16£150,045
2014-15£154,091
2013-14£155,121
2012-13£159,545
2011-12£133,224
2010-11£32,152

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 29,922 voters

Labour
16,027 votes53.6%
Plaid Cymru
3,844 votes12.8%
Conservative
3,776 votes12.6%
Independent
2,409 votes8.1%
Green Party
1,719 votes5.7%
Liberal Democrat
1,268 votes4.2%
Workers Party of Britain
570 votes1.9%
Communist Party of Britain
309 votes1.0%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

5

Written Questions

22

Oral Questions

91

Debates Spoken In

134

Speeches

471

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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Aye: 959No: 738

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2 NO

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee

2 votes · 21 Jan 2026

3 AYE

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

3 votes · 20 Jan 2026

2 AYE4 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

6 votes · 13 Jan 2026

1 AYE3 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

4 votes · 12 Jan 2026

2 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 7 Jan 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill

2 votes · 16 Dec 2025

Financial Interests

No registered interests found.

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Nick in Parliament

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

COP261 Dec 2021

What recent assessment she has made of the prospects for a negotiated peace settlement in Yemen.

What recent assessment she has made of the prospects for a negotiated peace settlement in Yemen.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office30 Nov 2021

If he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the findings of Transparency I

If he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the findings of Transparency International's report, Track and Trace, published April 2021.

Cabinet Office25 Nov 2021

What recent fiscal steps he has taken to help resolve supply chain issues.

What recent fiscal steps he has taken to help resolve supply chain issues.

Treasury2 Nov 2021

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government25 Oct 2021

What recent progress has been made on the delivery of the Defence Equipment Plan 2020; and if he wil

What recent progress has been made on the delivery of the Defence Equipment Plan 2020; and if he will make a statement.

Ministry of Defence20 Sept 2021

What recent assessment she has made of the potential effect of her Department’s trade policies on gr

What recent assessment she has made of the potential effect of her Department’s trade policies on growth for British businesses.

Department for International Trade15 Jul 2021

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Department for Transport24 Jun 2021

What steps he is taking to support the steel industry.

What steps he is taking to support the steel industry.

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy25 May 2021

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Ministry of Defence24 May 2021
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