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Rebecca Smith vs Sarah Pochin

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

Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon
vs
Photograph of Sarah Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby

Voting alignment

Rebecca Smith and Sarah Pochin voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 139 shared comparable votes.

131 same votes 8 different votes 139 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
9 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
0 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
0 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 1 No
Transport 83% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 6 No
Housing 88% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
0 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
0 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 434 of 650
Participation
56.9 %
16 % below average
Rank 598 of 650
394
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
215
378 eligible divisions
185
47.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
93
43.3 % of votes cast
209
53.0 % of votes cast
No votes
122
56.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
3.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 2025

Debates

131
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
Appearances
78
+6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 650
232
+104.4 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 650
Contributions
91
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£213,132
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£0
all imported IPSA years
£213,132
6 % below average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Housing
22 of 24 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
Tax
87 of 111 votes
#5
Migration
7 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API