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Jeff Smith vs Rachel Reeves

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 Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves
Lab Leeds West and Pudsey

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Rachel Reeves voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 857 shared comparable votes.

853 same votes 4 different votes 857 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
85 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
85 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
13 Aye 82 No
34 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 78 shared votes
34 Aye 44 No
20 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 6 No
Energy 95% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
69 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 95 shared votes
72 Aye 23 No
85 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
85 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
13 Aye 82 No
34 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 78 shared votes
34 Aye 44 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

79.6%
7% above average
Rank 203 of 650
Participation
50.0%
22% below average
Rank 623 of 650
1,915
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,204
2,406 eligible divisions
1,040
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
686
57.0% of votes cast
875
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
518
43.0% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

55
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
Appearances
67
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
71
-91.0 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
Contributions
535
+373.0 vs Commons average
Rank 22 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
£3,061,546
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26% above average
Latest expenses
£291,343
29% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
115 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#5
Trade
59 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API