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Jeff Smith vs Bambos Charalambous

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 Bambos Charalambous
Bambos Charalambous
Lab Southgate and Wood Green

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Bambos Charalambous voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,040 shared comparable votes.

1,040 same votes 0 different votes 1,040 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
103 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
103 Aye 64 No
50 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
50 Aye 48 No
64 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 93 shared votes
64 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
103 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
103 Aye 64 No
50 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
50 Aye 48 No
64 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 93 shared votes
64 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 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
71.4 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 648
1,837
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,057 eligible divisions
1,009
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
843
57.4 % of votes cast
828
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
626
42.6 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 648
Appearances
15
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 648
21
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 648
Contributions
18
-89.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 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
£1,772,904
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,373
19 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
68 of 80 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 40 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
Aye
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
Aye
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