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Lisa Smart vs Alison Bennett

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


Voting alignment

Lisa Smart and Alison Bennett voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

364 same votes 2 different votes 366 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
32 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
32 Aye 40 No
18 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
32 Aye 40 No
18 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

66.4%
6% below average
Rank 493 of 649
Participation
71.5%
1% below average
Rank 392 of 649
392
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
590 eligible divisions
216
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
53.6% of votes cast
176
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
196
46.4% of votes cast
2
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

174
+90.3 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 649
Appearances
140
+56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 85 of 649
247
+101.1 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 649
Contributions
162
+16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£239,061
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,775
all imported IPSA years
£239,061
6% above average
Latest expenses
£141,775
37% below average
21
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API