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Sarah Smith vs Dame Siobhain McDonagh

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Dame Siobhain McDonagh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 230 shared comparable votes.

229 same votes 1 different votes 230 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 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 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
55.2%
17% below average
Rank 606 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,312
2,376 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
749
57.1% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
563
42.9% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

65
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
Appearances
40
-44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 650
84
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
Contributions
33
-113.9 vs Commons average
Rank 569 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
£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£292,669
29% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
147 of 211 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Education
64 of 96 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
59 of 91 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API