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Sarah Smith vs Anneliese Midgley

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 Anneliese Midgley
Anneliese Midgley
Lab Knowsley

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Anneliese Midgley voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 293 shared comparable votes.

293 same votes 0 different votes 293 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
49 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
49 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
16 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
49 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
16 Aye 2 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
78.1%
6% above average
Rank 237 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
461
590 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
231
50.1% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
230
49.9% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Appearances
31
-52.6 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
83
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Contributions
38
-107.7 vs Commons average
Rank 553 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
£199,199
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£199,199
12% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
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

Trade
6 of 7 votes
#1
Education
49 of 50 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API