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Maria Eagle vs Sarah Smith

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


Voting alignment

Maria Eagle and Sarah Smith voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

271 same votes 8 different votes 279 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
35 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
35 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
14 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
35 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
14 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

70.5%
2% below average
Rank 408 of 650
Participation
64.5%
8% below average
Rank 518 of 650
1,708
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
636 eligible divisions
969
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
52.9% of votes cast
739
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
193
47.1% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.4% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

17
-80.0 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 650
Appearances
78
-19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
42
-127.2 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
Contributions
99
-70.2 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,716,749
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,060
all imported IPSA years
£273,819
21% above average
Latest expenses
£195,060
14% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
8
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

Migration
150 of 171 votes
#1
Trade
9 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
49 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#3
Migration
10 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#4
Benefits
24 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 80 votes
#5
Defence
25 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API