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Al Carns vs Jeff Smith

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

Photograph of Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak
vs
Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Al Carns and Jeff Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

279 same votes 0 different votes 279 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
32 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

52.9%
20% below average
Rank 614 of 649
Participation
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 208 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,891
2,376 eligible divisions
147
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,028
54.4% of votes cast
165
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
863
45.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

75
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 650
Appearances
55
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
274
+128.3 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Contributions
71
-74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£170,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25% below average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#1
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Housing
21 of 32 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Defence
22 of 34 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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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Voting source Commons Votes API