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Lisa Smart vs Shivani Raja

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 Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East

Voting alignment

Lisa Smart and Shivani Raja voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 229 shared comparable votes.

173 same votes 56 different votes 229 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
18 Aye 36 No
Tax 94% aligned 54 shared votes
15 Aye 39 No
5 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 3 No
Transport 91% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 10 No
Education 90% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 50% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 53% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 57% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 63% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

66.0 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 649
Participation
63.0 %
10 % below average
Rank 542 of 649
375
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
358
568 eligible divisions
205
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
179
50.0 % of votes cast
170
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
179
50.0 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

161
+86.3 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Appearances
3
-71.7 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 649
219
+86.3 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
Contributions
3
-129.7 vs Commons average
Rank 630 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
£205,066
all imported IPSA years
£239,061
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£205,066
9 % below average
22
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#4
Transport
22 of 29 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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