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Jeff Smith vs Dr Marie Tidball

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 Dr Marie Tidball
Dr Marie Tidball
Lab Penistone and Stocksbridge

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Dr Marie Tidball voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 399 shared comparable votes.

398 same votes 1 different votes 399 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
48 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
48 Aye 32 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 93% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
48 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
48 Aye 32 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 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 211 of 650
Participation
78.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 239 of 650
1,873
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
563 eligible divisions
1,020
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
211
47.8 % of votes cast
853
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
230
52.2 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 650
Appearances
32
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 650
47
-78.8 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
Contributions
42
-83.8 vs Commons average
Rank 516 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
£221,186
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£221,186
2 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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