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Sir James Cleverly vs Rebecca Smith

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

Photograph of Sir James Cleverly
Sir James Cleverly
Con Braintree
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Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Sir James Cleverly and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 254 shared comparable votes.

254 same votes 0 different votes 254 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
29 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No
18 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No
18 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

69.8 %
3 % below average
Rank 442 of 648
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 648
1,613
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
373
526 eligible divisions
753
46.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
46.4 % of votes cast
860
53.3 % of votes cast
No votes
200
53.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-26.4 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 648
Appearances
117
+56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 648
48
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 462 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

£2,020,933
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£266,795
18 % above average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
1
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
191 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
73 of 87 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 45 votes
#4
Tax
85 of 108 votes
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 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
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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