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Jeff Smith vs Joe Robertson

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 Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Joe Robertson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 348 different votes 356 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
2 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
54 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
33 Aye 54 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
33 Aye 54 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 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
74.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 337 of 648
1,837
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
391
526 eligible divisions
1,009
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
169
43.2 % of votes cast
828
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
222
56.8 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

16
-44.4 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 648
Appearances
125
+64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 648
21
-87.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 648
Contributions
212
+103.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 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
£165,302
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£165,302
27 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Housing
27 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Tax
93 of 108 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 23 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
14 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#5
Education
39 of 49 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 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension 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 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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