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Sarah Smith vs Dr Zubir Ahmed

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 Dr Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Dr Zubir Ahmed voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

288 same votes 1 different votes 289 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
39 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
39 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
39 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 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
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 338 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
435
590 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
52.2% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
208
47.8% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.2% 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
72
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650
83
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Contributions
154
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 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
£243,911
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£243,911
8% above 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
6 of 7 votes
#1
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Energy
17 of 20 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