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Sarah Smith vs Chris Evans

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 Chris Evans
Chris Evans
Lab Caerphilly

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Chris Evans voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

297 same votes 2 different votes 299 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
45 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
45 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 5 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
45 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
45 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 524 of 650
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 388 of 650
405
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,734
2,417 eligible divisions
214
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
955
55.1% of votes cast
191
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
779
44.9% of votes cast
14
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

71
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Appearances
24
-70.5 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
89
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Contributions
32
-132.6 vs Commons average
Rank 592 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
£2,706,428
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£290,268
28% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
Housing
56 of 67 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#5
Defence
58 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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