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Sarah Smith vs Gareth Thomas

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

254 same votes 9 different votes 263 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
44 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
44 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
17 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
44 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
17 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 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
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 650
410
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,610
2,422 eligible divisions
217
52.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
909
56.5% of votes cast
193
47.1% of votes cast
No votes
701
43.5% of votes cast
14
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

78
-19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
Appearances
52
-45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
99
-70.2 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
Contributions
58
-111.2 vs Commons average
Rank 519 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Benefits
24 of 32 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API