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Sarah Smith vs Alex Mayer

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Alex Mayer voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 400 shared comparable votes.

390 same votes 10 different votes 400 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
57 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
57 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
22 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
57 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 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

64.4%
8% below average
Rank 524 of 650
Participation
95.1%
23% above average
Rank 1 of 650
409
635 eligible divisions
Total votes
604
635 eligible divisions
217
53.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
304
50.3% of votes cast
192
46.9% of votes cast
No votes
300
49.7% of votes cast
14
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
Appearances
72
-24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
94
-73.2 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
Contributions
83
-84.2 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,550
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£198,550
12% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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

Trade
9 of 10 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#4
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API