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Lisa Smart vs Chris Coghlan

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


Voting alignment

Lisa Smart and Chris Coghlan voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 303 shared comparable votes.

301 same votes 2 different votes 303 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
35 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
35 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
35 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

66.2%
6% below average
Rank 494 of 650
Participation
52.6%
20% below average
Rank 616 of 650
418
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
332
631 eligible divisions
232
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
195
58.7% of votes cast
186
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
137
41.3% of votes cast
2
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

199
+104.5 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Appearances
71
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
276
+111.4 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
Contributions
85
-79.6 vs Commons average
Rank 440 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
£188,989
all imported IPSA years
£239,061
6% above average
Latest expenses
£188,989
16% below average
25
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#3
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Education
33 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 10 votes
#5
Work / Employment
27 of 42 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API