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Rebecca Smith vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Rebecca Smith and Priti Patel voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

271 same votes 0 different votes 271 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
32 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
32 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 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
1 Aye 26 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
32 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 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
1 Aye 26 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 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
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
416
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
196
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
45.4% of votes cast
220
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
800
54.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

150
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Appearances
71
-12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
268
+122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 650
Contributions
98
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£213,132
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£213,132
6% below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
189 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Tax
88 of 112 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 322 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
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 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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