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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 350 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 2 different votes 350 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
17 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 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
17 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 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

66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 502 of 650
Participation
71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 387 of 650
372
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
405
563 eligible divisions
203
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
216
53.3 % of votes cast
169
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
189
46.7 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

151
+80.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Appearances
131
+60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
209
+83.2 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 650
Contributions
149
+23.2 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650

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
22
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
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
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Education
42 of 49 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 33 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API