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Sarah Smith vs George Freeman

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 George Freeman
George Freeman
Con Mid Norfolk

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and George Freeman voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 180 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 178 different votes 180 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
18 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
36 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
16 Aye 36 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 2 No
Benefits 0% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
16 Aye 36 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 2 No
Benefits 0% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

63.1 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 647
Participation
73.3 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 647
339
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,702
2,323 eligible divisions
181
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
828
48.6 % of votes cast
158
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
874
51.4 % of votes cast
13
3.8 % of votes cast
Against party
27
1.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

45
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 647
Appearances
11
-52.6 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 647
61
-52.6 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 647
Contributions
20
-93.6 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,886,193
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£287,402
27 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
17
5 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

Defence
21 of 22 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
185 of 211 votes
Energy
14 of 17 votes
#2
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Trade
3 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Tax
80 of 108 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#5
Energy
52 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API