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Sarah Smith vs Carla Denyer

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 Carla Denyer
Carla Denyer
Green Bristol Central

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Carla Denyer voted the same way 61% of the time, based on 256 shared comparable votes.

155 same votes 101 different votes 256 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
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 94% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 5 No
Energy 86% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 1 No
Transport 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
36 Aye 19 No
Tax 71% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 10 No
Benefits 36% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 39% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
0 Aye 4 No
Migration 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 59% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 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
73.9 %
1 % above average
Rank 337 of 650
346
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
563 eligible divisions
184
53.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
229
55.0 % of votes cast
162
46.8 % of votes cast
No votes
187
45.0 % of votes cast
13
3.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
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
43
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
67
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Contributions
59
-66.8 vs Commons average
Rank 440 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
£229,692
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£229,692
2 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 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
4 of 5 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Defence
24 of 33 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Tax
80 of 111 votes
#5
Defence
29 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API