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Sarah Smith vs David Reed

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 Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and David Reed voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 209 shared comparable votes.

21 same votes 188 different votes 209 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
0 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
34 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
14 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 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
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
368
590 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
188
51.1% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
180
48.9% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
Appearances
120
+38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 649
84
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 649
Contributions
179
+36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
15
4 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 20 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
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