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Sarah Smith vs Matthew Patrick

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 Matthew Patrick
Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Matthew Patrick voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

314 same votes 1 different votes 315 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
49 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
49 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
49 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 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
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 188 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
475
590 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
231
48.6% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
244
51.4% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Appearances
30
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
83
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Contributions
97
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 346 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
£174,976
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£174,976
23% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
6 of 7 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
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
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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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