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Sarah Smith vs Dr Rupa Huq

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Dr Rupa Huq voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

305 same votes 2 different votes 307 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
28 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
22 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
22 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 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
73.5%
1% above average
Rank 341 of 650
405
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,777
2,417 eligible divisions
214
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
971
54.6% of votes cast
191
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
806
45.4% of votes cast
14
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

71
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Appearances
74
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
89
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Contributions
74
-90.6 vs Commons average
Rank 460 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
£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£234,745
4% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
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
9 of 10 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#4
Work / Employment
69 of 80 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 94 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API