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Lisa Smart vs Sir John Whittingdale
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
Lisa Smart and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 212 shared comparable votes.
179 same votes
33 different votes
212 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
66.1 %
7 % below average
Participation
80.5 %
8 % above average
380
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
206
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
174
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Debates
158
+80.1 vs Commons average
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
215
+76.7 vs Commons average
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£239,061
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£239,061
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
20
4 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3
16 Jun 2026
Aye
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API