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Peter Lamb vs Sarah Smith

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

Photograph of Peter Lamb
Peter Lamb
Lab Crawley
vs
Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn

Voting alignment

Peter Lamb and Sarah Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

373 same votes 4 different votes 377 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
55 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
55 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
22 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 13 No
Defence 78% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
55 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
55 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
22 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

92.2%
20% above average
Rank 9 of 650
Participation
64.2%
8% below average
Rank 524 of 650
582
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
405
631 eligible divisions
290
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
214
52.8% of votes cast
292
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
191
47.2% of votes cast
18
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

31
-63.5 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 650
Appearances
71
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
45
-119.5 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
Contributions
89
-75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£133,437
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,060
all imported IPSA years
£133,437
41% below average
Latest expenses
£195,060
14% below average
1
1 registered category
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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
10 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
25 of 34 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#5
Benefits
22 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No rebel
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No rebel
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No rebel
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: Second Reading 9 Sept 2025
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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