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Lisa Smart vs Mark Garnier

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

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Lisa Smart
LD Hazel Grove
vs
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Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest

Voting alignment

Lisa Smart and Mark Garnier voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 259 shared comparable votes.

209 same votes 50 different votes 259 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
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
12 Aye 21 No
Education 97% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 28 No
Tax 95% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 3 No
Transport 91% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 53% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 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
83.6 %
11 % above average
Rank 127 of 649
380
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,974
2,361 eligible divisions
206
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
962
48.7 % of votes cast
174
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,012
51.3 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

158
+80.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650
Appearances
80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
215
+76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 650
Contributions
248
+109.7 vs Commons average
Rank 80 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
£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
£239,061
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£260,744
15 % above average
20
4 registered categories
Registered interests
22
7 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
210 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Migration
152 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
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