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Lisa Smart vs Sir Julian Smith

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


Voting alignment

Lisa Smart and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 275 shared comparable votes.

211 same votes 64 different votes 275 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
24 Aye 38 No
Tax 97% aligned 62 shared votes
22 Aye 40 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 21 No
Education 94% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 4 No
Transport 92% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 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 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 5 No
Housing 50% aligned 12 shared votes
3 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
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
392
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
216
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
884
48.1% of votes cast
176
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
953
51.9% of votes cast
2
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

172
+89.7 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 649
Appearances
97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
245
+101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 649
Contributions
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 288 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
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£239,061
6% above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
21
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 registered categories
3
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API