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Jeff Smith vs Chris Elmore

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 Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Chris Elmore voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,358 shared comparable votes.

1,355 same votes 3 different votes 1,358 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
112 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
112 Aye 64 No
31 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
31 Aye 100 No
50 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
50 Aye 62 No
25 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
31 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
75 Aye 33 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 108 shared votes
78 Aye 30 No
112 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
112 Aye 64 No
31 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
31 Aye 100 No
50 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
50 Aye 62 No
25 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 209 of 649
Participation
78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 237 of 649
1,877
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,810
2,310 eligible divisions
1,024
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
995
55.0 % of votes cast
853
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
815
45.0 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
10 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Appearances
38
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 650
61
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
Contributions
226
+87.7 vs Commons average
Rank 103 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
£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£343,439
52 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
58 of 61 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 165 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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