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Mr Jonathan Brash vs Rebecca Smith

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

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Mr Jonathan Brash
Lab Hartlepool
vs
Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Mr Jonathan Brash and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 251 different votes 261 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 4 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Trade 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
30 Aye 36 No
12 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.7%
1% above average
Rank 337 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
435
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
590 eligible divisions
200
46.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
196
47.1% of votes cast
235
54.0% of votes cast
No votes
220
52.9% of votes cast
6
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

161
+77.4 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 650
Appearances
150
+66.4 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
193
+47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 650
Contributions
268
+122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£171,030
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£171,030
24% below average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Housing
30 of 32 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Tax
88 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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