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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 99% of the time, based on 265 shared comparable votes.

263 same votes 2 different votes 265 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

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 551 of 649
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
590 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.0% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
199
49.0% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649
Appearances
40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
83
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 649
Contributions
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 649

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
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 29 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API