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Elaine Stewart vs Jeff Smith

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

Photograph of Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
vs
Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Elaine Stewart and Jeff Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

318 same votes 1 different votes 319 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
48 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
48 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 11 No
Benefits 94% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
48 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
48 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

60.6 %
12 % below average
Rank 570 of 650
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 211 of 650
341
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,873
2,349 eligible divisions
151
44.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,020
54.5 % of votes cast
190
55.7 % of votes cast
No votes
853
45.5 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % 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

19
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 650
Appearances
34
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 650
28
-97.8 vs Commons average
Rank 566 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

£207,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£207,074
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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

Energy
16 of 20 votes
#1
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Housing
24 of 31 votes
#2
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Defence
25 of 33 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Tax
81 of 111 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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