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Jeff Smith vs Sammy Wilson

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
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Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 970 shared comparable votes.

222 same votes 748 different votes 970 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
19 Aye 58 No
Migration 42% aligned 77 shared votes
50 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 39% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 39% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 21 No
Defence 36% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 35% aligned 43 shared votes
14 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 9 No
Education 7% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 14 No
Energy 9% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
70 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 11% aligned 100 shared votes
29 Aye 71 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 209 of 649
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,877
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
1,024
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
853
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

45
-33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
61
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 649
Contributions
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
61 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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