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Sarah Smith vs Kirsteen Sullivan

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 Kirsteen Sullivan
Kirsteen Sullivan
Lab Bathgate and Linlithgow

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Kirsteen Sullivan voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 324 shared comparable votes.

322 same votes 2 different votes 324 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
54 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
54 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 9 No
Benefits 95% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
54 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
54 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 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
72.6%
same as average
Rank 364 of 650
405
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
631 eligible divisions
214
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
53.3% of votes cast
191
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
214
46.7% of votes cast
14
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.5% 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
85
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
89
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Contributions
102
-62.6 vs Commons average
Rank 377 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
£198,590
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£198,590
12% 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
9 of 10 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
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