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Esther McVey vs Rebecca Smith

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

Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton
vs
Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 194 shared comparable votes.

194 same votes 0 different votes 194 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
19 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 524 of 647
Participation
69.5 %
4 % below average
Rank 447 of 647
1,341
2,068 eligible divisions
Total votes
373
537 eligible divisions
613
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
46.4 % of votes cast
728
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
200
53.6 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 647
Appearances
114
+50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 647
109
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 647
Contributions
204
+90.2 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 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
62 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#4
Tax
85 of 108 votes
Trade
66 of 84 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
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
No
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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