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Sarah Smith vs Mary Creagh

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 Mary Creagh
Mary Creagh
Lab Coventry East

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Mary Creagh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 250 shared comparable votes.

249 same votes 1 different votes 250 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
36 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
36 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
36 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 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
65.1%
8% below average
Rank 518 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
384
590 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
200
52.1% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
184
47.9% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Appearances
63
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
85
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Contributions
244
+96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 95 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
£1,742,497
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£173,551
23% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Housing
29 of 32 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Work / Employment
30 of 39 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Tax
79 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API