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Sarah Smith vs Pat McFadden

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Pat McFadden voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 181 shared comparable votes.

178 same votes 3 different votes 181 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
20 Aye 8 No
Tax 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 8 No
Tax 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

64.5%
8% below average
Rank 518 of 650
Participation
65.7%
7% below average
Rank 502 of 650
410
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,592
2,422 eligible divisions
217
52.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
917
57.6% of votes cast
193
47.1% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.4% of votes cast
14
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

75
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
Appearances
44
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 650
94
-72.4 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Contributions
383
+216.6 vs Commons average
Rank 46 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
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
185 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 94 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
Benefits
24 of 32 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API