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Bradley Thomas vs Jeff Smith

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

Photograph of Bradley Thomas
Bradley Thomas
Con Bromsgrove
vs
Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Bradley Thomas and Jeff Smith voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 407 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 401 different votes 407 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
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
37 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
55 Aye 37 No
13 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
55 Aye 37 No
13 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

81.0 %
8 % above average
Rank 185 of 650
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 211 of 650
456
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,873
2,349 eligible divisions
209
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,020
54.5 % of votes cast
247
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
853
45.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

141
+70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 650
Appearances
34
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 650
225
+99.2 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 650
Contributions
47
-78.8 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£215,617
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£215,617
5 % below average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#2
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 61 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Tax
100 of 111 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Defence
29 of 33 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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