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Luke Pollard vs Rebecca Smith

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

Photograph of Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
vs
Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Luke Pollard and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 202 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 195 different votes 202 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
4 Aye 3 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 1 No
Housing 0% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

70.2 %
3 % below average
Rank 433 of 648
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 648
1,444
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
373
526 eligible divisions
803
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
46.4 % of votes cast
641
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
200
53.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

54
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 648
Appearances
117
+56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 648
379
+269.7 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 648
Contributions
207
+97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£309,067
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
0
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

Migration
144 of 161 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Defence
52 of 59 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#4
Tax
85 of 108 votes
Trade
69 of 84 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition day: Student loans 18 Mar 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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