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Sarah Smith vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

296 same votes 1 different votes 297 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
47 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
47 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
47 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 346 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,745
2,376 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
985
56.4% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
760
43.6% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

64
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Appearances
137
+53.4 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 650
83
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Contributions
222
+76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 117 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
190 of 211 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API