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Jeff Smith vs Mike Reader

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Mike Reader voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 413 shared comparable votes.

403 same votes 10 different votes 413 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
53 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
53 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
53 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 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 212 of 650
Participation
74.1%
2% above average
Rank 327 of 650
1,922
2,419 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
633 eligible divisions
1,047
54.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
52.2% of votes cast
875
45.5% of votes cast
No votes
224
47.8% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650
Appearances
82
-14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
72
-95.2 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650
Contributions
118
-49.2 vs Commons average
Rank 338 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
£208,618
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26% above average
Latest expenses
£208,618
8% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 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

Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
62 of 68 votes
#2
Migration
12 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
#4
Tax
100 of 122 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API