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Sarah Smith vs Mike Reader

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 Mike Reader
Mike Reader
Lab Northampton South

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Mike Reader voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 330 shared comparable votes.

327 same votes 3 different votes 330 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
47 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
47 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
22 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
47 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
22 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 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
74.0%
2% above average
Rank 329 of 650
405
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
631 eligible divisions
214
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
52.0% of votes cast
191
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
224
48.0% of votes cast
14
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% 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
82
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
89
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Contributions
118
-46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 337 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
£208,618
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£208,618
8% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 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
9 of 10 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#4
Tax
99 of 121 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 rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
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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