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Sarah Smith vs David Baines

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 David Baines
David Baines
Lab St Helens North

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and David Baines voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

278 same votes 1 different votes 279 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
41 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
41 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
41 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 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
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
393
590 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
48.6% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
202
51.4% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Appearances
27
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 650
83
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Contributions
29
-116.7 vs Commons average
Rank 579 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
£136,662
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£136,662
40% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 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