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Jeff Smith vs Ben Coleman

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


Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Ben Coleman voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 384 shared comparable votes.

373 same votes 11 different votes 384 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
42 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
28 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
28 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

79.4%
7% above average
Rank 214 of 650
Participation
67.1%
5% below average
Rank 471 of 650
1,922
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
636 eligible divisions
1,047
54.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
230
53.9% of votes cast
875
45.5% of votes cast
No votes
197
46.1% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.0% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

54
-43.0 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
Appearances
50
-47.0 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
70
-99.2 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 650
Contributions
87
-82.2 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26% above average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#1
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Housing
62 of 68 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Work / Employment
35 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
#4
Benefits
26 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API