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Chris Bryant vs Jeff Smith

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Jeff Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,133 shared comparable votes.

1,130 same votes 3 different votes 1,133 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
103 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
103 Aye 54 No
76 Aye 32 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 108 shared votes
76 Aye 32 No
42 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 89 shared votes
42 Aye 47 No
17 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
17 Aye 72 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 8 No
Energy 97% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 18 No
Trade 98% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
103 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
103 Aye 54 No
76 Aye 32 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 108 shared votes
76 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 647
Participation
79.6 %
6 % above average
Rank 217 of 647
1,551
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,848
2,323 eligible divisions
887
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,011
54.7 % of votes cast
664
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
837
45.3 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

49
-14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 647
Appearances
22
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 647
230
+116.4 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 647
Contributions
29
-84.6 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
5
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Amendment (a) to motion on the Independent Expert Panel recommendations for sanctions and the Recall of MPs Act 19 Oct 2021
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sep 2018
Trade
No
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
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 Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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