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Jeff Smith vs Sir Mark Hendrick

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 Sir Mark Hendrick
Sir Mark Hendrick
Lab Preston

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Sir Mark Hendrick voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 974 shared comparable votes.

967 same votes 7 different votes 974 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
77 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
77 Aye 54 No
41 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
41 Aye 59 No
26 Aye 61 No
Migration 100% aligned 87 shared votes
26 Aye 61 No
27 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 25 No
Transport 100% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
75 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 105 shared votes
78 Aye 27 No
77 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
77 Aye 54 No
41 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
41 Aye 59 No
26 Aye 61 No
Migration 100% aligned 87 shared votes
26 Aye 61 No
27 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 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 204 of 650
Participation
55.9%
16% below average
Rank 601 of 650
1,914
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,345
2,405 eligible divisions
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
735
54.6% of votes cast
875
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
610
45.4% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
25 years, 11 months
Since 23 Nov 2000

Debates

54
-34.8 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Appearances
3
-85.8 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 650
70
-84.6 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 650
Contributions
6
-148.6 vs Commons average
Rank 628 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
£2,661,205
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26% above average
Latest expenses
£295,956
31% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
175 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 82 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
#4
NHS / Health
37 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#5
Defence
46 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
No
George Eustice's motion H (EFTA and EEA) 27 Mar 2019
Aye rebel
Aye
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill: report stage: New Clause 7 24 Oct 2018
No rebel
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
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