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Sarah Smith vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

262 same votes 1 different votes 263 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
32 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
32 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
32 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

62.1 %
11 % below average
Rank 554 of 649
Participation
70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 424 of 649
357
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
575 eligible divisions
191
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.2 % of votes cast
166
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
197
48.8 % of votes cast
13
3.6 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
Appearances
46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
79
-59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
Contributions
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 474 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
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Tax
80 of 111 votes
#5
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API