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Sarah Smith vs Jessica Toale

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Jessica Toale voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

319 same votes 7 different votes 326 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
56 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
56 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
56 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 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
78.3%
6% above average
Rank 234 of 650
410
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
498
636 eligible divisions
217
52.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
50.6% of votes cast
193
47.1% of votes cast
No votes
246
49.4% of votes cast
14
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Appearances
133
+37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650
94
-73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
Contributions
160
-7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 228 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
£208,947
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£208,947
8% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Benefits
24 of 32 votes
#4
Education
47 of 50 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API