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Sarah Smith vs Lillian Jones

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 Lillian Jones
Lillian Jones
Lab Kilmarnock and Loudoun

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Lillian Jones voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

305 same votes 2 different votes 307 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
53 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
53 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No
14 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 9 No
Benefits 92% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
53 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
53 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No
14 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 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

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 524 of 650
Participation
67.0%
5% below average
Rank 475 of 650
405
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
631 eligible divisions
214
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
204
48.2% of votes cast
191
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
219
51.8% of votes cast
14
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
15
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
45
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 513 of 650
89
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Contributions
55
-109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 518 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
£167,331
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£167,331
26% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 20 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#4
Transport
27 of 32 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 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
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
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
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