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Jeff Smith vs Andrew Griffith

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 Andrew Griffith
Andrew Griffith
Con Arundel and South Downs

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Andrew Griffith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 929 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 900 different votes 929 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
28 Aye 92 No
Migration 3% aligned 120 shared votes
88 Aye 32 No
15 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 11 No
Energy 3% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 25 No
Transport 3% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
27 Aye 10 No
Education 3% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 11 No
Benefits 0% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 14 No
Housing 0% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 10 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 204 of 649
Participation
79.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 216 of 649
1,877
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,298
1,638 eligible divisions
1,024
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
649
50.0 % of votes cast
853
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
649
50.0 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

44
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 649
Appearances
48
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 649
60
-74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 649
Contributions
69
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,237,293
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£285,103
26 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
15
7 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Migration
146 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#5
Trade
43 of 51 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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