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Jeff Smith vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Christine Jardine voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 967 shared comparable votes.

757 same votes 210 different votes 967 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
64 Aye 31 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 95 shared votes
64 Aye 31 No
7 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 90 No
Migration 97% aligned 116 shared votes
27 Aye 89 No
23 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
1 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 92% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 15 No
Education 22% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 27% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 10 No
Defence 55% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 20 No
Benefits 55% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
92 Aye 39 No
Tax 57% aligned 131 shared votes
74 Aye 57 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
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 648
1,837
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,374
2,057 eligible divisions
1,009
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
759
55.2 % of votes cast
828
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
615
44.8 % 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
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 648
21
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 648
Contributions
123
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 166 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above 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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 161 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 84 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#5
Education
59 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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