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Mark Sewards vs Jeff Smith

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

Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley
vs
Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Jeff Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 392 shared comparable votes.

392 same votes 0 different votes 392 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
46 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
46 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
46 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

77.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 262 of 650
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 211 of 650
435
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,873
2,349 eligible divisions
203
46.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,020
54.5 % of votes cast
232
53.3 % of votes cast
No votes
853
45.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

133
+62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 650
Appearances
34
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 650
142
+16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650
Contributions
47
-78.8 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26 % above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Housing
61 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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