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Sarah Smith vs Alison Griffiths

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

Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
Photograph of Alison Griffiths
Alison Griffiths
Con Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Alison Griffiths voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 268 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 250 different votes 268 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 6 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
43 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
17 Aye 43 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
17 Aye 43 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
1 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 551 of 649
Participation
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 356 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
590 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
44.2% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
241
55.8% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 649
Appearances
96
+13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
83
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
Contributions
157
+13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,517
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£182,517
19% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
6 of 7 votes
#1
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Education
40 of 50 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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