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Sarah Smith vs Richard Quigley

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Richard Quigley voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 329 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 3 different votes 329 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
52 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
52 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 9 No
Benefits 85% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
52 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
52 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 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
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 184 of 650
405
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
508
631 eligible divisions
214
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
46.7% of votes cast
191
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
271
53.3% of votes cast
14
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.6% 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
69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
89
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Contributions
94
-70.6 vs Commons average
Rank 398 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
£171,447
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£171,447
24% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
9 of 10 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#5
Tax
110 of 121 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API