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Jake Richards vs Rebecca Smith

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
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Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Jake Richards and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 265 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 257 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
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
19 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
19 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

72.4%
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
427
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
590 eligible divisions
220
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
196
47.1% of votes cast
207
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
220
52.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 649
Appearances
150
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
229
+83.1 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 649
Contributions
268
+122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£187,382
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£187,382
17% below average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Tax
88 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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