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Sarah Smith vs Emma Hardy

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Emma Hardy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 251 shared comparable votes.

250 same votes 1 different votes 251 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 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
17 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
17 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 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
70.6%
2% below average
Rank 417 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,497
2,121 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
807
53.9% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
690
46.1% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

66
-18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Appearances
81
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
85
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Contributions
394
+246.3 vs Commons average
Rank 39 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
£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£312,134
38% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
63 of 69 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
160 of 188 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API