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Mr Calvin Bailey vs Jeff Smith

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

Photograph of Mr Calvin Bailey
Mr Calvin Bailey
Lab Leyton and Wanstead
vs
Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Mr Calvin Bailey and Jeff Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

327 same votes 0 different votes 327 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
35 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
35 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
35 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

63.2%
9% below average
Rank 538 of 649
Participation
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 208 of 649
373
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,891
2,376 eligible divisions
194
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,028
54.4% of votes cast
179
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
863
45.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

101
+17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
Appearances
55
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
218
+72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Contributions
71
-74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£186,701
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£186,701
17% below average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#1
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Education
38 of 50 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Housing
23 of 32 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
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API