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Sarah Smith vs Olivia Bailey

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 Olivia Bailey
Olivia Bailey
Lab Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Olivia Bailey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 257 shared comparable votes.

257 same votes 0 different votes 257 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 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 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
72.7%
same as average
Rank 364 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
590 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
213
49.7% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
216
50.3% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Appearances
72
-12.8 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
85
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Contributions
218
+70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 123 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
£210,175
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£210,175
7% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Education
43 of 50 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
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
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