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Sarah Smith vs Barry Gardiner

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 244 shared comparable votes.

240 same votes 4 different votes 244 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
43 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
43 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 77% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
43 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
43 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

64.5%
8% below average
Rank 518 of 650
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 480 of 650
410
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,616
2,422 eligible divisions
217
52.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
902
55.8% of votes cast
193
47.1% of votes cast
No votes
714
44.2% of votes cast
14
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

75
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Appearances
57
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 650
94
-73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
Contributions
93
-74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 413 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
9 of 10 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
Transport
80 of 98 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Benefits
24 of 32 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API