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Lisa Smart vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Lisa Smart and John McDonnell voted the same way 27% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

90 same votes 241 different votes 331 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 83% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 7 No
Benefits 59% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 55% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 1 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
27 Aye 36 No
Tax 5% aligned 63 shared votes
39 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 4 No
Transport 6% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 11% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 12% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 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 649
Participation
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 222 of 649
380
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
206
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
54.5 % of votes cast
174
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
850
45.5 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

158
+80.0 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 649
Appearances
115
+37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649
215
+76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 649
Contributions
146
+7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 189 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£239,061
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19 % above average
20
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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