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Jeff Smith vs Stuart Anderson

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 Stuart Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Con South Shropshire

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Stuart Anderson voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 880 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 846 different votes 880 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
5 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
22 Aye 14 No
Benefits 6% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 12 No
Energy 6% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
82 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 122 shared votes
40 Aye 82 No
22 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 35 shared votes
7 Aye 28 No
5 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 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 208 of 649
Participation
76.0%
3% above average
Rank 286 of 649
1,891
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,260
1,658 eligible divisions
1,028
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
607
48.2% of votes cast
863
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
653
51.8% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

55
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
Appearances
65
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
71
-74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650
Contributions
111
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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
£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26% above average
Latest expenses
£303,089
34% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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
62 of 67 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Energy
42 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
145 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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