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Sir Keir Starmer vs Greg Smith

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

Photograph of Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras
vs
Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Sir Keir Starmer and Greg Smith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

13 same votes 380 different votes 393 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
9 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 7 No
Tax 7% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 34 No
Migration 0% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 34 No
Migration 0% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 16 No
Trade 0% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

38.4 %
35 % below average
Rank 633 of 647
Participation
89.2 %
16 % above average
Rank 39 of 647
893
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,431
1,605 eligible divisions
545
61.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
696
48.6 % of votes cast
348
39.0 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.4 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

44
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 647
Appearances
164
+100.3 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 647
1,405
+1291.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 647
Contributions
232
+118.2 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£232,065
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27 % above average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
161 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Trade
51 of 88 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
25 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
49 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
148 of 152 votes
Transport
42 of 91 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
Aye
Proceedings during the pandemic 16 Jun 2021
Aye
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
Aye
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers and Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021, No 97) 10 Feb 2021
Aye
Aye
Draft West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Functions) Order 2021 27 Jan 2021
Aye
Aye
Public Health (S.I. No. 8) 6 Jan 2021
NHS / Health
Aye
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