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Rebecca Smith vs Julia Lopez

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 Julia Lopez
Julia Lopez
Con Hornchurch and Upminster

Voting alignment

Rebecca Smith and Julia Lopez voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 317 shared comparable votes.

317 same votes 0 different votes 317 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
34 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
34 Aye 43 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
34 Aye 43 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 127 of 649
416
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,768
2,121 eligible divisions
196
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
848
48.0% of votes cast
220
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
920
52.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

150
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Appearances
29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 649
268
+122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649
Contributions
35
-110.9 vs Commons average
Rank 563 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
£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
£213,132
6% below average
Latest expenses
£227,011
same as average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
185 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 163 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Trade
79 of 87 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Tax
88 of 112 votes
#5
Tax
251 of 288 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
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 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
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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