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Lisa Smart vs Priti Patel

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


Voting alignment

Lisa Smart and Priti Patel voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 235 shared comparable votes.

187 same votes 48 different votes 235 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
5 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 96% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 31 No
Tax 95% aligned 59 shared votes
25 Aye 34 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 5 No
Housing 57% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 4 No
Benefits 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

66.4%
6% below average
Rank 493 of 649
Participation
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
392
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
216
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
45.4% of votes cast
176
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
800
54.6% of votes cast
2
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

174
+90.3 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 649
Appearances
68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
247
+101.1 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 649
Contributions
95
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£239,061
6% above average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
21
4 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
189 of 211 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API