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Jeff Smith vs Steve Yemm

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 Steve Yemm
Steve Yemm
Lab Mansfield

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Steve Yemm voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 442 shared comparable votes.

442 same votes 0 different votes 442 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
55 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
55 Aye 37 No
29 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
55 Aye 37 No
29 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
6 % above average
Rank 228 of 648
Participation
94.7 %
21 % above average
Rank 2 of 648
1,837
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
498
526 eligible divisions
1,009
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
262
52.6 % of votes cast
828
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
236
47.4 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

16
-44.4 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 648
Appearances
59
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 648
21
-87.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 648
Contributions
70
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,495
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,495
21 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#5
Transport
21 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API