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Sarah Smith vs Robin Swann

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

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Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
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Robin Swann
UUP South Antrim

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Robin Swann voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

70 same votes 239 different votes 309 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
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 52% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 5 No
Energy 46% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 38% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
17 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 29% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
46 Aye 30 No
Tax 7% aligned 76 shared votes
35 Aye 41 No

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

Voting record

62.1 %
11 % below average
Rank 554 of 649
Participation
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 284 of 649
357
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
438
575 eligible divisions
191
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
238
54.3 % of votes cast
166
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
200
45.7 % of votes cast
13
3.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 649
Appearances
117
+39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 649
79
-59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
Contributions
144
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,308
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,308
10 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Tax
96 of 111 votes
Tax
80 of 111 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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