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Rebecca Smith vs Chris Coghlan

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


Voting alignment

Rebecca Smith and Chris Coghlan voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 208 shared comparable votes.

152 same votes 56 different votes 208 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
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
24 Aye 29 No
Tax 94% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 14 No
Education 91% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 3 No
Transport 78% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 5 No
Benefits 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 6 No
Housing 43% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
Participation
52.4%
20% below average
Rank 616 of 649
416
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
309
590 eligible divisions
196
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
181
58.6% of votes cast
220
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
128
41.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

147
+64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Appearances
59
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 649
265
+121.5 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649
Contributions
71
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£213,132
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£188,989
all imported IPSA years
£213,132
6% below average
Latest expenses
£188,989
16% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Work / Employment
27 of 39 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Education
33 of 50 votes
Tax
88 of 112 votes
#5
Tax
70 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API