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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 295 shared comparable votes.

295 same votes 0 different votes 295 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 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
8 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 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 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
8 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

80.2%
8% above average
Rank 193 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
999
1,246 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
590 eligible divisions
504
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
196
47.1% of votes cast
495
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
220
52.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
4 years, 10 months
Since 2 Dec 2021
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
Appearances
150
+66.4 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
79
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 410 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

£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
9
4 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

Brexit / EU
16 of 16 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 65 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
29 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Migration
127 of 136 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 54 votes
#5
Tax
88 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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