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Sarah Smith vs Chris Philp

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 Philp
Chris Philp
Con Croydon South

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Chris Philp voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 244 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 239 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
35 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
22 Aye 35 No
12 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
2 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
22 Aye 35 No
12 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
2 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 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
83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 131 of 650
346
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,962
2,349 eligible divisions
184
53.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
948
48.3 % of votes cast
162
46.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,014
51.7 % of votes cast
13
3.8 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % 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
49
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
67
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Contributions
75
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 378 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
£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£215,599
5 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
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
4 of 5 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Defence
24 of 33 votes
#3
Migration
159 of 169 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Tax
80 of 111 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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