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Sarah Smith vs Gill Furniss

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 Gill Furniss
Gill Furniss
Lab Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Gill Furniss voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 298 shared comparable votes.

296 same votes 2 different votes 298 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
55 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
55 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
55 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 524 of 650
Participation
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 395 of 650
405
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,684
2,366 eligible divisions
214
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
928
55.1% of votes cast
191
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
756
44.9% of votes cast
14
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
10 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

71
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Appearances
40
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
89
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Contributions
35
-129.6 vs Commons average
Rank 586 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
£2,125,000
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£322,640
43% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
9 of 10 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#4
Housing
51 of 62 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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