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Sarah Smith vs Dr Sam Rushworth

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Dr Sam Rushworth 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
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 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
71.5%
1% below average
Rank 392 of 650
405
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
451
631 eligible divisions
214
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
225
49.9% of votes cast
191
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
226
50.1% of votes cast
14
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.5% 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
77
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 650
89
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Contributions
156
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 232 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
£212,044
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£212,044
6% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API