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Sarah Smith vs Mr Paul Foster

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 Mr Paul Foster
Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

342 same votes 4 different votes 346 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
50 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
50 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
22 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
50 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
22 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 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
82.1%
10% above average
Rank 148 of 650
405
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
631 eligible divisions
214
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
260
50.2% of votes cast
191
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
258
49.8% of votes cast
14
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.5% 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
52
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
89
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Contributions
90
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 412 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
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#5
Transport
31 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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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