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Sarah Smith vs Chris Law

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 Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Chris Law voted the same way 36% of the time, based on 99 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 63 different votes 99 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
4 Aye 0 No
Education 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
14 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 80% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 0 No
Transport 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 33% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
29 Aye 21 No
Tax 18% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 2 No
Energy 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
29 Aye 21 No
Tax 18% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 33% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 0 No
Transport 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
14 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 80% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 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
51.7 %
21 % below average
Rank 619 of 650
346
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,214
2,349 eligible divisions
184
53.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
671
55.3 % of votes cast
162
46.8 % of votes cast
No votes
543
44.7 % of votes cast
13
3.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

50
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
Appearances
58
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650
67
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Contributions
67
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 406 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
£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£345,624
53 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 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
Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Defence
24 of 33 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Tax
80 of 111 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
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) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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