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Sarah Smith vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Christine Jardine voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 195 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 170 different votes 195 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
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 1 No
Housing 63% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 3 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 4% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
36 Aye 14 No
Tax 6% aligned 50 shared votes
17 Aye 33 No
3 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 9% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 13% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 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
66.2%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 649
366
587 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,402
2,118 eligible divisions
193
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
782
55.8% of votes cast
173
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
620
44.2% of votes cast
13
3.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

63
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 649
Appearances
145
+64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
80
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 649
Contributions
148
+7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
No
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
No
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
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