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Jake Richards vs Lisa Smart

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

Photograph of Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley
vs
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Lisa Smart
LD Hazel Grove

Voting alignment

Jake Richards and Lisa Smart voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 265 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 214 different votes 265 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
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 37% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 36% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
38 Aye 19 No
Tax 5% aligned 57 shared votes
22 Aye 35 No
18 Aye 15 No
Education 6% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 378 of 649
Participation
66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 649
414
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
380
575 eligible divisions
217
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
206
54.2 % of votes cast
197
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
174
45.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Appearances
158
+80.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 650
Contributions
215
+76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£187,382
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£239,061
all imported IPSA years
£187,382
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£239,061
6 % above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
20
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Education
43 of 50 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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