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Alex Burghart vs Rebecca Smith

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

Photograph of Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar
vs
Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Alex Burghart and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 266 shared comparable votes.

266 same votes 0 different votes 266 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
27 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

85.5 %
12 % above average
Rank 102 of 648
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 648
1,758
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
373
526 eligible divisions
844
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
46.4 % of votes cast
914
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
200
53.6 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 648
Appearances
117
+56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 648
103
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 648
Contributions
207
+97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£203,620
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 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
188 of 188 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
154 of 161 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Trade
80 of 84 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Defence
55 of 59 votes
#4
Tax
85 of 108 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API