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Sarah Smith vs Steve Reed

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 Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Steve Reed voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 205 shared comparable votes.

200 same votes 5 different votes 205 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
35 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

64.5%
8% below average
Rank 518 of 650
Participation
61.9%
10% below average
Rank 554 of 650
410
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,499
2,422 eligible divisions
217
52.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
871
58.1% of votes cast
193
47.1% of votes cast
No votes
628
41.9% of votes cast
14
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

75
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Appearances
46
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
94
-73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
Contributions
410
+242.9 vs Commons average
Rank 40 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
£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£293,477
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
9 of 10 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
Benefits
24 of 32 votes
#4
Trade
70 of 94 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API