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Sarah Smith vs Karl Turner

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

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Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
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Karl Turner
Ind Kingston upon Hull East

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Karl Turner voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 147 shared comparable votes.

144 same votes 3 different votes 147 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
38 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
38 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 0 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
38 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
38 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 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
56.9%
16% below average
Rank 598 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,353
2,376 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
784
57.9% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
569
42.1% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649
Appearances
31
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 649
83
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 649
Contributions
21
-124.9 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,663,153
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£218,387
3% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
6 of 7 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Housing
46 of 67 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Benefits
52 of 81 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
58 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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