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Sarah Smith vs James Naish

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 James Naish
James Naish
Lab Rushcliffe

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and James Naish voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

284 same votes 4 different votes 288 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 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
43 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
17 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
43 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
17 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 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
71.5%
1% below average
Rank 393 of 650
405
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
451
631 eligible divisions
214
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
216
47.9% of votes cast
191
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
235
52.1% of votes cast
14
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

71
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Appearances
204
+109.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
89
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Contributions
267
+102.4 vs Commons average
Rank 103 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
£186,058
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£186,058
18% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
7 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 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
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API