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Jeff Smith vs Gregor Poynton

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 Gregor Poynton
Gregor Poynton
Lab Livingston

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Gregor Poynton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 386 shared comparable votes.

386 same votes 0 different votes 386 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
47 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 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 208 of 650
Participation
89.9 %
17 % above average
Rank 23 of 650
1,874
2,350 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
564 eligible divisions
1,021
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
260
51.3 % of votes cast
853
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
247
48.7 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

37
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Appearances
9
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 650
52
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
Contributions
11
-116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 620 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
£226,851
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£226,851
same as average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 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
Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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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