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Sarah Smith vs David Smith

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and David Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

297 same votes 2 different votes 299 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
37 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
37 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
37 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
37 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 524 of 650
Participation
71.3%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 650
405
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
450
631 eligible divisions
214
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
49.3% of votes cast
191
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
228
50.7% of votes cast
14
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.6% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

71
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Appearances
96
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
89
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Contributions
138
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 277 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
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
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
9 of 10 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#4
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API