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Sarah Smith vs Ayoub Khan

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 Ayoub Khan
Ayoub Khan
Ind Birmingham Perry Barr

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Ayoub Khan voted the same way 51% of the time, based on 134 shared comparable votes.

69 same votes 65 different votes 134 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
8 Aye 3 No
Energy 82% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 63% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 4 No
Defence 50% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 7 No
Tax 48% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 7 No
Benefits 29% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 33% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
1 Aye 4 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 7 No
Tax 48% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 4 No
Defence 50% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

61.5 %
11 % below average
Rank 564 of 650
Participation
36.8 %
36 % below average
Rank 636 of 650
346
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
207
563 eligible divisions
184
53.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
127
61.4 % of votes cast
162
46.8 % of votes cast
No votes
80
38.6 % of votes cast
13
3.8 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
Appearances
139
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 650
67
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Contributions
195
+69.2 vs Commons average
Rank 102 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
£133,355
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£133,355
41 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
7 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
4 of 5 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#2
Benefits
21 of 30 votes
Defence
24 of 33 votes
#3
Migration
7 of 11 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
11 of 20 votes
Tax
80 of 111 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
32 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API