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Marsha De Cordova vs Sarah Smith

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


Voting alignment

Marsha De Cordova and Sarah Smith voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 175 shared comparable votes.

172 same votes 3 different votes 175 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
19 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 9 No
Benefits 88% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

60.4%
12% below average
Rank 567 of 650
Participation
64.5%
8% below average
Rank 518 of 650
1,309
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
636 eligible divisions
710
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
52.9% of votes cast
599
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
193
47.1% of votes cast
17
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.4% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

105
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 650
Appearances
75
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
187
+20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
Contributions
94
-72.4 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,680,513
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,060
all imported IPSA years
£260,847
15% above average
Latest expenses
£195,060
14% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
155 of 189 votes
#1
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Migration
125 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 52 votes
#3
Migration
10 of 13 votes
Trade
65 of 90 votes
#4
Benefits
24 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
#5
Defence
25 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API