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Sarah Smith vs Jess Asato

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Jess Asato voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

281 same votes 1 different votes 282 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 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
44 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
44 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 551 of 649
Participation
78.8%
6% above average
Rank 225 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
590 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
48.8% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
238
51.2% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Appearances
21
-62.6 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 650
83
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Contributions
29
-116.7 vs Commons average
Rank 577 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
£194,965
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£194,965
14% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
6 of 7 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API