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Jeff Smith vs Kate Osborne

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 Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Kate Osborne voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 899 shared comparable votes.

885 same votes 14 different votes 899 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
86 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
86 Aye 45 No
29 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
29 Aye 94 No
13 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 42 shared votes
13 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 9 No
Energy 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 19 No
Benefits 80% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 18 No
Housing 97% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
31 Aye 13 No
Education 98% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
43 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 88 shared votes
44 Aye 44 No
86 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
86 Aye 45 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 210 of 650
Participation
64.2%
8% below average
Rank 527 of 650
1,922
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,090
1,699 eligible divisions
1,047
54.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
560
51.4% of votes cast
875
45.5% of votes cast
No votes
530
48.6% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
15
1.4% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

56
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
Appearances
11
-83.5 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
72
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
Contributions
12
-152.6 vs Commons average
Rank 622 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
£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26% above average
Latest expenses
£344,831
52% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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
62 of 67 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 41 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Migration
131 of 154 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
34 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
#4
Trade
41 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#5
Education
50 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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