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Layla Moran vs Sarah Smith

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

Photograph of Layla Moran
Layla Moran
LD Oxford West and Abingdon
vs
Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn

Voting alignment

Layla Moran and Sarah Smith voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 224 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 195 different votes 224 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
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 37% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
23 Aye 23 No
Tax 4% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 5% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 7% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 480 of 648
Participation
64.3 %
9 % below average
Rank 533 of 648
1,395
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
338
526 eligible divisions
789
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
181
53.6 % of votes cast
606
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
157
46.4 % of votes cast
3
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.8 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 648
Appearances
42
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 648
50
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 648
Contributions
54
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,809,504
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,060
all imported IPSA years
£297,909
32 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,060
14 % below average
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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

Environment / Climate
37 of 43 votes
#1
Defence
21 of 22 votes
Brexit / EU
157 of 188 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 17 votes
Benefits
59 of 75 votes
#3
Trade
3 of 4 votes
Crime / Justice
148 of 193 votes
#4
Tax
80 of 108 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 52 votes
#5
Benefits
22 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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