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Sarah Smith vs Dan Tomlinson

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 Dan Tomlinson
Dan Tomlinson
Lab Chipping Barnet

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Dan Tomlinson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 246 shared comparable votes.

246 same votes 0 different votes 246 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
45 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
45 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
45 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 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
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 562 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
364
590 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
179
49.2% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
185
50.8% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
6
1.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Appearances
88
+3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
85
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Contributions
491
+343.3 vs Commons average
Rank 23 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
£225,538
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£225,538
same as average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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