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David Smith vs Sarah Jones

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


Voting alignment

David Smith and Sarah Jones voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 241 shared comparable votes.

233 same votes 8 different votes 241 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 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 7 No
Education 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

71.1%
1% below average
Rank 399 of 650
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 650
452
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,443
2,167 eligible divisions
224
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
801
55.5% of votes cast
228
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
642
44.5% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

98
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
Appearances
127
+30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
142
-27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Contributions
666
+496.8 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£182,965
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,822,449
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£279,929
24% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

#1
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
66 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#4
Trade
71 of 90 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API