Compare

Sarah Smith vs Maya Ellis

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 Maya Ellis
Maya Ellis
Lab Ribble Valley

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Maya Ellis voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

261 same votes 0 different votes 261 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
39 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
39 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
39 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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
63.4%
9% below average
Rank 535 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
374
590 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
178
47.6% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
196
52.4% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.7% 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
48
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
85
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Contributions
54
-93.7 vs Commons average
Rank 503 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
£230,920
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£230,920
2% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Tax
89 of 112 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Benefits
22 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API