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Sarah Smith vs Chris McDonald

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 McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Chris McDonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

290 same votes 1 different votes 291 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 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
45 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
45 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 551 of 649
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
590 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
48.8% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
234
51.2% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Appearances
93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
83
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Contributions
406
+260.3 vs Commons average
Rank 35 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
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
6 of 7 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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