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Luke Taylor vs Sarah Smith

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

Photograph of Luke Taylor
Luke Taylor
LD Sutton and Cheam
vs
Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn

Voting alignment

Luke Taylor and Sarah Smith voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 241 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 207 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
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 37% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

66.6%
6% below average
Rank 489 of 649
Participation
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 551 of 649
393
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
368
590 eligible divisions
219
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
52.7% of votes cast
174
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
174
47.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 649
Appearances
64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649
126
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 649
Contributions
83
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£179,501
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,060
all imported IPSA years
£179,501
21% below average
Latest expenses
£195,060
14% below average
4
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Trade
6 of 7 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
10 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Defence
25 of 34 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#4
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#5
Education
36 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 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 67 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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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
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