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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.


Voting alignment

Lisa Smart and Shivani Raja voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 241 shared comparable votes.

175 same votes 66 different votes 241 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
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
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

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
63.4%
9% below average
Rank 536 of 649
392
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
374
590 eligible divisions
216
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
187
50.0% of votes cast
176
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
187
50.0% of votes cast
2
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

172
+89.7 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 649
Appearances
16
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649
245
+101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 649
Contributions
18
-125.5 vs Commons average
Rank 610 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
21
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
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
36 of 39 votes
#2
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Transport
22 of 29 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