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Sarah Smith vs Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

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 Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Lab Slough

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

306 same votes 0 different votes 306 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
44 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
44 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
44 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 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
77.2%
5% above average
Rank 261 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,638
2,121 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
920
56.2% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
718
43.8% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

64
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Appearances
76
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
83
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Contributions
89
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 375 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
£1,789,437
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£292,729
29% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Education
67 of 76 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
43 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API