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Sarah Pochin vs Rebecca Smith

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

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

Voting alignment

Sarah Pochin and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 132 shared comparable votes.

124 same votes 8 different votes 132 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
7 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
0 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
0 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
3 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
4 Aye 0 No
Transport 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 7 No
Housing 88% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 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

57.9 %
15 % below average
Rank 591 of 647
Participation
69.4 %
4 % below average
Rank 447 of 647
206
356 eligible divisions
Total votes
376
542 eligible divisions
87
42.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
175
46.5 % of votes cast
119
57.8 % of votes cast
No votes
201
53.5 % of votes cast
7
3.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 647
Appearances
113
+47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 647
74
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 647
Contributions
203
+87.2 vs Commons average
Rank 85 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£213,132
6 % below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
4 of 4 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Housing
22 of 24 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#4
Tax
85 of 108 votes
Migration
7 of 9 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API