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Rebecca Smith vs Elaine Stewart

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

Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon
vs
Photograph of Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Voting alignment

Rebecca Smith and Elaine Stewart voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 210 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 204 different votes 210 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
1 Aye 5 No
Benefits 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
34 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
34 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 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
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 564 of 649
416
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
363
590 eligible divisions
196
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
160
44.1% of votes cast
220
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
203
55.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

150
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Appearances
26
-57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 649
268
+122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649
Contributions
36
-109.9 vs Commons average
Rank 562 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
£207,074
all imported IPSA years
£213,132
6% below average
Latest expenses
£207,074
8% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Housing
25 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
Tax
88 of 112 votes
#5
Tax
81 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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