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Sarah Smith vs Rupert Lowe

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
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Rupert Lowe
RB Great Yarmouth

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Rupert Lowe voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 135 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 125 different votes 135 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
6 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
28 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
19 Aye 28 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
19 Aye 28 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 2 No
Energy 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 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
33.1%
40% below average
Rank 638 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
195
590 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
93
47.7% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
102
52.3% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 649
Appearances
33
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649
83
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
Contributions
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 536 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
£147,223
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£147,223
35% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
52
8 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
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Tax
55 of 112 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Energy
9 of 20 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
3 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 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
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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