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Sarah Smith vs Julia Buckley

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Julia Buckley voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

312 same votes 7 different votes 319 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
34 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 2 No
Education 94% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
34 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 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

64.5%
8% below average
Rank 518 of 650
Participation
78.1%
6% above average
Rank 240 of 650
410
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
497
636 eligible divisions
217
52.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
49.1% of votes cast
193
47.1% of votes cast
No votes
253
50.9% of votes cast
14
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% 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
34
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 650
94
-73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
Contributions
35
-132.1 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
£246,317
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£246,317
9% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
Housing
32 of 33 votes
Benefits
24 of 32 votes
#4
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API