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Afzal Khan vs Sarah Smith

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

Photograph of Afzal Khan
Afzal Khan
Lab Manchester Rusholme
vs
Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn

Voting alignment

Afzal Khan and Sarah Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 294 shared comparable votes.

294 same votes 0 different votes 294 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
38 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
17 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
17 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

78.5%
6% above average
Rank 230 of 649
Participation
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 551 of 649
1,665
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
368
590 eligible divisions
927
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
52.7% of votes cast
738
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
174
47.3% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.8% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650
Appearances
64
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
42
-103.7 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 650
Contributions
83
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,767,463
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,060
all imported IPSA years
£247,867
10% above average
Latest expenses
£195,060
14% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Housing
52 of 55 votes
#1
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
10 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
#3
Defence
25 of 34 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#4
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 votes
#5
Education
36 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API