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Sarah Smith vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 313 shared comparable votes.

313 same votes 0 different votes 313 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
44 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
44 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
44 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

61.5 %
11 % below average
Rank 564 of 650
Participation
76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 650
346
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,793
2,349 eligible divisions
184
53.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.7 % of votes cast
162
46.8 % of votes cast
No votes
776
43.3 % of votes cast
13
3.8 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

50
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
Appearances
40
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
67
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Contributions
72
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 396 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
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
4 of 5 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Defence
24 of 33 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Tax
80 of 111 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API