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Greg Smith vs John McDonnell

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

Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and John McDonnell voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,186 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 1,153 different votes 1,186 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
9 Aye 32 No
Education 12% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 31 No
Benefits 4% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 22 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 22 No
Housing 3% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
101 Aye 36 No
Migration 0% aligned 137 shared votes
36 Aye 101 No
26 Aye 31 No
Defence 0% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
33 Aye 15 No
Transport 0% aligned 48 shared votes
15 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

88.9 %
16 % above average
Rank 33 of 649
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 649
1,454
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,860
2,354 eligible divisions
707
48.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
54.6 % of votes cast
747
51.4 % of votes cast
No votes
845
45.4 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

195
+119.9 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Appearances
110
+34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 649
267
+133.7 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
Contributions
141
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Migration
148 of 152 votes
#4
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
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