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Ms Marie Rimmer vs Jeff Smith

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

Photograph of Ms Marie Rimmer
Ms Marie Rimmer
Lab St Helens South and Whiston
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Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Ms Marie Rimmer and Jeff Smith voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,246 shared comparable votes.

1,216 same votes 30 different votes 1,246 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
107 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
107 Aye 54 No
19 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
19 Aye 85 No
30 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
36 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 53 shared votes
36 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 24 No
Benefits 85% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
80 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 110 shared votes
77 Aye 33 No
19 Aye 22 No
Housing 98% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 19 No
Trade 98% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
40 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 93 shared votes
40 Aye 53 No

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

Voting record

69.8%
3% below average
Rank 426 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 650
1,687
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,922
2,417 eligible divisions
900
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,047
54.5% of votes cast
787
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
875
45.5% of votes cast
32
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

8
-86.5 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650
Appearances
56
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
10
-154.6 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Contributions
72
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,944,981
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£257,584
14% above 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

Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#1
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Education
77 of 96 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
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 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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