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Chris Coghlan vs Sarah Smith

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

Photograph of Chris Coghlan
Chris Coghlan
LD Dorking and Horley
vs
Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn

Voting alignment

Chris Coghlan and Sarah Smith voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 200 shared comparable votes.

23 same votes 177 different votes 200 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
3 Aye 1 No
Energy 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 6 No
Housing 36% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 4 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 17% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
27 Aye 26 No
Tax 6% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 6% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

51.8 %
21 % below average
Rank 618 of 649
Participation
62.1 %
11 % below average
Rank 554 of 649
298
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
357
575 eligible divisions
172
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
191
53.5 % of votes cast
126
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
166
46.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 650
Appearances
62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
74
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 650
Contributions
79
-59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£188,989
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,060
all imported IPSA years
£188,989
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,060
14 % below average
1
1 registered category
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

Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#1
Trade
6 of 7 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
10 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
27 of 39 votes
#3
Defence
25 of 34 votes
Education
33 of 50 votes
#4
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
Tax
70 of 111 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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