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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.


Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 329 shared comparable votes.

328 same votes 1 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
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
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 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
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 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
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,025
56.6% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
787
43.4% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649
Appearances
47
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 649
83
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 649
Contributions
44
-101.9 vs Commons average
Rank 534 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
£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
6 of 7 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API