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Mr Louie French vs Rebecca Smith

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

Photograph of Mr Louie French
Mr Louie French
Con Old Bexley and Sidcup
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Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Mr Louie French and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 278 shared comparable votes.

278 same votes 0 different votes 278 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
22 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

81.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 183 of 648
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 648
961
1,182 eligible divisions
Total votes
373
526 eligible divisions
480
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
46.4 % of votes cast
481
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
200
53.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
4 years, 6 months
Since 2 Dec 2021
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 648
Appearances
117
+57.1 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 648
156
+48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 648
Contributions
207
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£423,303
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£143,451
37 % below average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6 % below average
13
4 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
16 of 16 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 63 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
29 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Migration
126 of 134 votes
#4
Tax
85 of 108 votes
Trade
25 of 27 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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