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Priti Patel vs Rebecca Smith

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

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
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Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 251 shared comparable votes.

251 same votes 0 different votes 251 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
30 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
30 Aye 41 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
30 Aye 41 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 648
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 648
1,429
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
373
526 eligible divisions
644
45.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
46.4 % of votes cast
785
54.9 % of votes cast
No votes
200
53.6 % of votes cast
14
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 648
Appearances
117
+56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 648
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 648
Contributions
207
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6 % below average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
8
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
189 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Trade
67 of 88 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Tax
85 of 108 votes
Tax
215 of 318 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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