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Sarah Smith vs Fabian Hamilton

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 Fabian Hamilton
Fabian Hamilton
Lab Leeds North East

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Fabian Hamilton voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 206 shared comparable votes.

202 same votes 4 different votes 206 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
43 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
43 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
43 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

64.5%
8% below average
Rank 518 of 650
Participation
61.4%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 650
410
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,487
2,422 eligible divisions
217
52.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
833
56.0% of votes cast
193
47.1% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.0% of votes cast
14
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

75
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Appearances
7
-88.9 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 650
94
-73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
Contributions
12
-155.1 vs Commons average
Rank 623 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
£2,699,927
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£278,935
23% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
62 of 82 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
Benefits
24 of 32 votes
#4
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#5
Migration
125 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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