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Sarah Smith vs Shockat Adam

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 Shockat Adam
Shockat Adam
Ind Leicester South

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Shockat Adam voted the same way 52% of the time, based on 231 shared comparable votes.

120 same votes 111 different votes 231 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
4 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 0 No
Transport 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 5 No
Energy 83% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 5 No
Migration 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
14 Aye 6 No
Education 20% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 36% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
1 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 43% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 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
58.4 %
14 % below average
Rank 583 of 649
357
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
336
575 eligible divisions
191
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
182
54.2 % of votes cast
166
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
154
45.8 % of votes cast
13
3.6 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
Appearances
174
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 650
79
-59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
Contributions
186
+47.7 vs Commons average
Rank 138 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
£230,874
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£230,874
2 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Defence
23 of 34 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Education
31 of 50 votes
Tax
80 of 111 votes
#5
Migration
8 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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