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Sarah Smith vs Antonia Bance

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 Antonia Bance
Antonia Bance
Lab Tipton and Wednesbury

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Antonia Bance voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

279 same votes 0 different votes 279 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
36 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 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
70.7%
2% below average
Rank 415 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
417
590 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
203
48.7% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
214
51.3% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% 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
40
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 650
83
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Contributions
57
-88.7 vs Commons average
Rank 482 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
£196,999
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£196,999
13% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Energy
17 of 20 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 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
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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API