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Brian Mathew vs Lisa Smart

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


Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Lisa Smart voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 11 different votes 350 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
30 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
30 Aye 40 No
17 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
30 Aye 40 No
17 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

63.7%
9% below average
Rank 530 of 650
Participation
65.9%
6% below average
Rank 501 of 650
405
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
419
636 eligible divisions
203
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
232
55.4% of votes cast
202
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
187
44.6% of votes cast
13
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

88
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
Appearances
197
+100.0 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650
97
-72.2 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650
Contributions
274
+104.8 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£239,061
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30% below average
Latest expenses
£239,061
6% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
25
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Education
43 of 50 votes
Housing
28 of 33 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Benefits
25 of 32 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API