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Mary Kelly Foy vs Jeff Smith

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

Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy
Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
vs
Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Jeff Smith voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 910 shared comparable votes.

885 same votes 25 different votes 910 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
88 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
88 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
29 Aye 77 No
25 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 22 No
Benefits 87% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 7 No
Trade 94% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
31 Aye 16 No
Education 98% aligned 47 shared votes
32 Aye 15 No
39 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 99 shared votes
39 Aye 60 No
88 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
88 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

66.8%
6% below average
Rank 479 of 650
Participation
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 214 of 650
1,138
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,922
2,422 eligible divisions
575
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,047
54.5% of votes cast
563
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
875
45.5% of votes cast
30
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

60
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
Appearances
54
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
71
-95.4 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
Contributions
70
-96.4 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27% above average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
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

Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 63 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 68 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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