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Sarah Smith vs Matt Turmaine

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Matt Turmaine voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 380 shared comparable votes.

369 same votes 11 different votes 380 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
56 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
56 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
56 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 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
91.5%
19% above average
Rank 11 of 650
410
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
582
636 eligible divisions
217
52.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
302
51.9% of votes cast
193
47.1% of votes cast
No votes
280
48.1% of votes cast
14
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
Appearances
48
-49.0 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 650
99
-70.2 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
Contributions
72
-97.2 vs Commons average
Rank 476 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
£150,619
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£150,619
33% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Benefits
24 of 32 votes
#4
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API