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Ed Miliband vs Greg Smith

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Greg Smith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 758 shared comparable votes.

23 same votes 735 different votes 758 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
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 7% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 5 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
51 Aye 26 No
Tax 3% aligned 77 shared votes
24 Aye 53 No
23 Aye 93 No
Migration 0% aligned 116 shared votes
93 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 93 No
Migration 0% aligned 116 shared votes
93 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 79 shared votes
52 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

55.8 %
17 % below average
Rank 603 of 648
Participation
89.2 %
16 % above average
Rank 39 of 648
1,291
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,422
1,594 eligible divisions
714
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
689
48.5 % of votes cast
577
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
733
51.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.5 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

43
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 648
Appearances
159
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 648
495
+387.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 648
Contributions
229
+121.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
1
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
171 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
49 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Migration
148 of 152 votes
Energy
45 of 67 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
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
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
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