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Nick Smith vs Sarah Sackman

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

Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
vs
Photograph of Sarah Sackman
Sarah Sackman
Lab Finchley and Golders Green

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Sarah Sackman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 330 shared comparable votes.

330 same votes 0 different votes 330 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
40 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
40 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
40 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 649
Participation
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 439 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
590 eligible divisions
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
214
52.2% of votes cast
763
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
196
47.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 650
Appearances
67
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
125
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
Contributions
368
+222.3 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£206,246
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£206,246
9% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 registered categories
2
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

Education
89 of 96 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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