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Sarah Smith vs Dame Chi Onwurah

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 Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Dame Chi Onwurah voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 294 shared comparable votes.

293 same votes 1 different votes 294 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
26 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
18 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
18 Aye 2 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
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 279 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,005
55.5% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
807
44.5% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

64
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Appearances
110
+26.4 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650
83
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Contributions
159
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 189 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
£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£303,201
34% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
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
6 of 7 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 71 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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