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Lisa Smart vs Chris Philp

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

Photograph of Lisa Smart
Lisa Smart
LD Hazel Grove
vs
Photograph of Chris Philp
Chris Philp
Con Croydon South

Voting alignment

Lisa Smart and Chris Philp voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 221 shared comparable votes.

181 same votes 40 different votes 221 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
4 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
21 Aye 31 No
Tax 96% aligned 52 shared votes
19 Aye 33 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 96% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 83% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 53% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 2 No
Benefits 67% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 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 501 of 650
Participation
83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 129 of 650
369
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,958
2,344 eligible divisions
200
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
946
48.3 % of votes cast
169
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,012
51.7 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

148
+78.2 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Appearances
49
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
202
+78.1 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 650
Contributions
75
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 373 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
£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
£239,061
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£215,599
5 % below average
22
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 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
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Migration
159 of 169 votes
Education
42 of 49 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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