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Sarah Smith vs Mr Lee Dillon

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

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Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
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Mr Lee Dillon
LD Newbury

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Mr Lee Dillon voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 245 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 212 different votes 245 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
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 3 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 29% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 9 No
Housing 25% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
40 Aye 21 No
Tax 5% aligned 61 shared votes
24 Aye 37 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 7% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 6 No
Defence 7% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 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
60.6%
12% below average
Rank 568 of 649
366
587 eligible divisions
Total votes
356
587 eligible divisions
193
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
189
53.1% of votes cast
173
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
167
46.9% of votes cast
13
3.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 649
Appearances
34
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 649
80
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 649
Contributions
45
-95.6 vs Commons average
Rank 519 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
£213,882
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£213,882
5% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
6 of 7 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
46 of 62 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Education
37 of 50 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
23 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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