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Kanishka Narayan vs Jeff Smith

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Kanishka Narayan
Kanishka Narayan
Lab Vale of Glamorgan
vs
Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Kanishka Narayan and Jeff Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 424 shared comparable votes.

419 same votes 5 different votes 424 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
53 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
53 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
53 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
4% above average
Rank 282 of 650
Participation
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 203 of 650
472
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,915
2,406 eligible divisions
246
52.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,040
54.3% of votes cast
226
47.9% of votes cast
No votes
875
45.7% of votes cast
6
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

67
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
Appearances
55
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
322
+160.4 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
Contributions
71
-90.6 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£185,623
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£185,623
18% below average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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