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Sarah Smith vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 161 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 156 different votes 161 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
9 Aye 6 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 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
63.1 %
10 % below average
Rank 541 of 650
346
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,483
2,349 eligible divisions
184
53.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
48.1 % of votes cast
162
46.8 % of votes cast
No votes
770
51.9 % of votes cast
13
3.8 % of votes cast
Against party
39
2.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

50
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
Appearances
65
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
67
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Contributions
75
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 377 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
20
6 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
4 of 5 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 169 votes
Defence
24 of 33 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Tax
80 of 111 votes
#5
Trade
59 of 89 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API