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Jeff Smith vs Alison Griffiths

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

Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
vs
Photograph of Alison Griffiths
Alison Griffiths
Con Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Alison Griffiths voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 348 different votes 354 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
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
51 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
28 Aye 51 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
28 Aye 51 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
6 % above average
Rank 228 of 648
Participation
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 350 of 648
1,837
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
389
526 eligible divisions
1,009
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
162
41.6 % of votes cast
828
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
227
58.4 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

16
-44.4 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 648
Appearances
58
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 648
21
-87.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 648
Contributions
106
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,517
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£182,517
19 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
61 of 66 votes
#1
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
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
Aye
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
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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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