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Sarah Smith vs Ashley Dalton

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 Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 233 shared comparable votes.

233 same votes 0 different votes 233 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
29 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 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
63.6%
9% below average
Rank 532 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
590
928 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
277
46.9% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
313
53.1% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 8 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

65
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
Appearances
48
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
84
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
Contributions
112
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43% above 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
Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
79 of 96 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Trade
15 of 19 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Energy
23 of 32 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API